Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

1.procrastinator(noun)拖延者：someone who keeps delaying things that must be done

2.propagating (verb) 傳播 ：to spread opinions, lies, or beliefs among a lot of people

3.perplexed (verb) 困惑 : confused, because something is difficult to understand or solve

Summarize the talk :　

Everyone is procrastinator, the difference is how serious it is. When there is a deadline,the effects of procrastination are contained to the short term,so it will be completed. When there is no deadline, there will be no panic monster, so it will continue to delay, and In addition to rational decision makers, the procrastinator’s brain also has a Instant Gratification monkey.So we need to think about what we're really procrastinating on, because everyone is procrastinating on something in life. We need to stay aware of the Instant Gratification Monkey.

The power of passion and perseverance

1.cadets (noun) 學員：a student in the armed forces or the police

Ex——We want more and better cadets from public schools, from the grammar schools and from every type of school.


2.characteristic(noun)特性：a typical or noticeable quality of someone or something:

Ex——Patience is not a characteristic we associate with Bryan.


3.Grit (noun) 意志力：courage and determination despite difficulty

Ex——It takes true (= real) grit to stand up to a bully.


4.perseverance(noun) 毅力：continued effort and determination

Ex——Through hard work and perseverance, he worked his way up to the top.


5.commitments.(noun) 承諾：a promise or firm decision to do something

Ex——Players must make a commitment to play for a full season.

Introduce the talk

who is successful here and why? 
Not because of IQ, but because successful people have a common point that is grit. Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals.

Listen to Can you trust a smart speaker, and answer the following three questions

(A) Do you have a smart speaker at home?

Yes,I have a Apple’s Siri  who can answer the question.

(B) What is a smart speaker?

A smart speaker is a device that integrates with a virtual assistant and can perform many actions with a voice. For example, turn on the TV, turn off the lights, turn on the air, and so on. It can also interact with you. For example, you can ask it to tell a joke to you, and you can ask questions.

(C) How does a smart speaker work?

The speech recognition service decrypts the speech and then sends the response back to the smart speaker. Speech recognition services use a variety of algorithms. So if you start to say incomplete sentences to it, it may not understand, but after a long time, it can understand you, even if your English is still the same.

I thoughts about the topic we discussed today.

I think it is not possible to use such vehicles in Taiwan. The cost of the equipment should be very high. There is high-speed rail, MRT and so on in Taiwan. I think it is very convenient. It takes only two hours to take high-speed trains from Taipei to Kaohsiung. The inconvenience of the MRT is that when I go to school in the morning, there are many people, and I am almost out of the door, so I don't like life in Taipei very much. Everything is too crowded.

 I think the idea of ​​the Hyperloop system is feasible, just a matter of time.

Five words I learn

1.intervention 介入(noun)

the act or fact of becoming involved intentionally in a difficult situation:

• The intervention by UN troops prevented fighting from breaking out.

2.driverless 無人駕駛 (adjective)

not having a person as a driver:

• Driverless cars could possibly help ease traffic congestion, lower pollution, and prevent accidents.

3.efficient 高效 (adjective)

working or operating quickly and effectively in an organized way:

• The city's transport system is one of the most efficient in Europe.

4.correspondent通訊員 (noun)

a person employed by a newspaper, a television station, etc. to report on a particular subject or send reports from a foreign country:

• the education correspondent for the Guardian.

5.cart 馬車 (noun)

a vehicle with either two or four wheels, pulled by a horse and used for carrying goods:

• a horse and cart

What are the challenges you often face when you listen and speak in English?

In the class, we listened to the story of the princess farmer. After listening to it, I have to repeat it myself. I found that although I understand the story, I can’t retell the story with a complete English sentence. Maybe it is a grammatical problem. 

It's easy to read, but when I'm nervous, I can't read well, and the listening part is OK, but the Speaking part is my weakest place.
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My new plan this year!

This year's sophomore year, my plan for sophomore year is to fill the class schedule and all pass. I even went to the office to apply for Course Overload, so I have 31 credits in total this semester because my junior class schedule doesn't want to be full, in this case, I have so much time to prepare for the test of the license.