Studio Classroom- November 13- [Animal Tales] The Turning Point 轉捩點

【Grammar on the Go】

• 本日討論例句：“Now what?”the farmer signed.
• “Now what?”is an expression that often used in informal speaking situations where the speaker is frustrated with the problem.
• In the case of today's story, the farmer was having a trouble .. turning out of the ground, he try and he try but coundn't do it, so he was frustrated and signed“Now what?”which is a short form“Now what do I do?”or“Now what should we do?”
• “Now what?”can be a short way of saying a number of things that express frustration.
  ex:
  1. If a person keeps coming back to brother you with questions.
  You could say:“Now what?”to mean“Now what is it?”.
  2. If you are tired of customers complain, but you have to answer one more angry phone call.
  You could say:“Now what?”to mean“Now what else is wrong?”.
• This expression“Now what?”is used when the speaker was frustrated or becoming upset about something.

【Chat Room】

• Teaching Topic：Young Animal Names - 幼小動物的別名 ←Click it!!
• Q：What's the difference between a "pig" and a "piglet"?
  A：A piglet is a young pig, like a puppy is a young dog.
• Lots of young animals has different names in English:

1. puppy/pup：a young dog 小狗
2. kitten：a young cat 小貓
3. cub：a young bear/lion/tiger/fox 小熊/小獅子/小老虎/小狐狸
4. calf：a young cow 小牛
5. duckling：a young duck 小鴨
6. bunny：a young rabbit 小兔子
7. fry：a young fish 幼小的魚
8. colt：a young horse 小馬
   [比] pony：a brief of horse that small inside 指體型較小的馬，而不是指幼馬
9. chick：a young chicken
   ※ Is a chick a young women?
   Well, you need to be careful with the word, chick is a slang word(俚語) for young women, but some women find it ..., so it's best to used only to describe a young chicken.
   "chick"被稱為年輕女性是俚語用法，但有的女性認為如此稱呼被冒犯或是很不正經的字眼，如同中文的"妞"，因此使用上需注意。

【Language Tips】

1. toss and turn 睡不著覺時翻來覆去
   (toss v. 翻滾；turn v. 轉動)
   ex:
   1. I was tossing and turning all night because of today's exam.
   2. Larry tossed and turned the whole night because he was worried about his presentation.
2. squeal v. 發出長而尖的叫聲
   ex:
   1. "No way!" the boy squealed when the doctor tried to give him a shot.
   2. The kids squealed with joy when they heard they were going swimming.
3. turn on+受詞 v-phr. 攻擊、批評某人；打開某種電器(例2)
   ex:
   1. Wesley suddenly turned on his little sister and made her cry.
   2. Sam turned on the radio as soon as he started his car.