Assignment 2

1. commuter  n.
- someone who regularly travels between work and home
The train was packed with commuters.


2. preferable  adj.
- more attractive or more suitable
Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home.


3. reinforces  v.
- if something reinforces an idea or opinion, it provides more proof or support for it and makes it seem true
The final technical report into the accident reinforces the findings of initial investigations.


4. swap  v.
- to give something and be given something else instead
We swapped addresses with the people we met on holiday.


5. correspondingly  adj.
- similar, or resulting from something else
As the course becomes more difficult, there's usually a corresponding drop in attendance.




Oxford Advanced American Dictionary (American English), I think it's good for me, because it can help me to improve my English's vocabulary. And it is good for its example sentences, and the word in the sentences which is more difficult has a link, so I can save the time to research the vocabulary that I don't know. It is very convenience. And then the surface is very simple and clear that I feel comfortable.

Assignment 1 - Short introduction

Hello~ I am Pei-Hsin, Chan. Or you can call me Irene. I was born in Hsinchu, January 17th, 1995. This year I am 20 years old. 

There are five people in my family, including my dad, my mom, my younger brother, my younger sister and me. My parents have a great influence on me. They play a very important role in the process of forming my character. My parents’ decent behavior teaches me how to conduct myself well. I follow their examples, so I always honest and fair. Thanks to their guidance, I have a positive and optimistic attitude toward everything in my life.

I study in National Taipei University of Business. Business Administration is my major. Though I am not a top student in term of school grades, I am good at many fields and consider myself a devoted and enthusiastic learner.

I am a quiet and shy girl. I'm not used to actively recognize others. So my friend say if they didn't initiate a conversation with me, we wouldn't become good friends. But I will be a conversationalist when we become good friends.

My interest is to go travel. I want to eat various food and see different scenery. I wish I will go around the world to see different countries and cultures someday. Sometimes I will go mountain climbing with my family on holidays. Through approaching the nature, I will be relaxed and soothed by the beauty of it. Cooking for my family is another thing I like to do when I have free time. By doing so, I can share the burden of my mother, and at the same time, I learn skills about life, too.

I like K-pop. Like Korean songs, Korean drama or Korean variety shows. If you like K-pop, we can communicate together. Now I am learning Korean. I would like to go to Korea to travel in myself.