【國立臺灣大學109學年度畢業典禮 致詞代表 資訊工程學系韓哈斯】
Student Address, National Taiwan University Commencement 2021
International student Seth Austin Harding from Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering
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校長、教授、以及在螢幕前的各位同學,大家好。非常感謝臺大給我這個機會。我是韓哈斯,來自美國華盛頓特區。我會以自身的真實經驗出發,來跟大家分享臺大帶給我的收穫。
我當初為什麼選擇來台灣求學呢?我小時候非常喜歡看武打片,然後我十歲的時候去看了一部電影叫做「功夫熊貓」。這部電影成為了我最喜歡的電影,主角「阿波」的故事跟我的故事很像。我看完了之後就決定要開始學功夫,所以去了「美國武術學院」。那個時候我每天都聽旁邊的人講中文,到了高中我就決定開始學中文。當時我遇到了一位貴人,她是從台北到美國來教書的中文老師,她教的課是我當時最喜歡的課,我每天去她的教室跟好朋友練習。到了高中畢業時,我是全高中中文最好的非母語人士。同時,我第二喜歡的課程是電腦科學,那時候我是程式能力數一數二的學生。後來在成功錄取夢寐以求的學校:臺灣大學之後,我感到雀躍不已,因為我既可以繼續學習中文,也可以持續在世界頂尖的學府中,往電腦科學的方向精進自我。
不過老實說,當我回顧大一的時期,我也曾迷失自我。雖然我修了很多很多的中文課,但是我那時只聽得懂大概一半的課程內容。跟大家對美國人的印象不同,我其實很害羞,也很害怕舉手提問,我甚至不太敢參與社交,所以當時朋友也很少。我開始想家,也變得有一點憂鬱。那時籃球是我唯一的紓壓方式。
但更不幸的是,我在打籃球時弄傷了我的前十字韌帶,做了兩次手術,需要一年半才能恢復。許多的負面情緒壓得我喘不過氣。我被困在人生的低谷,不知如何是好。我覺得我的中文不夠好,我也被診斷出失眠跟ADHD,另外,美國高中的數學太簡單了,來這邊不夠用。種種壓力讓我足不出戶,找不到自己的人生方向。後來,我向臺大心輔中心以及我的心理醫師尋求協助,然後我也開始跟系上有更多互動。有一位教授叫徐宏民跟我說,"Never give up",雖然那時候我覺得這句話太過於簡化了我的問題,不過,在我仔細思考了一個禮拜之後,我下定決心,發誓不讓自己被這些事擊敗。我決定要克盡全力,認真做好每件事。這是我人生的轉捩點,我開始變得異常自律。當時廖世偉教授和洪士灝系主任帶我進入它們的研究室鑽研學術。這重燃了我對資訊工程的熱忱,提醒了我當初會愛上這個領域的原因。我開始研究人工智慧以及區塊鏈,也開始跟其他系上同學交朋友,一起成立臺大人工智慧應用社NTUAI。NTUAI現在是校內頗具規模的技術研究社團,致力於推廣人工智慧給任何對該領域有熱忱的學生。歡迎加入NTUAI,可以掃描我們的QR CODE。
最近,由於疫情的緣故,我已經一年半沒回美國了。但是沒關係,因為我已經找到了我第二個家。我很愛臺大,以及台灣的人事物。雖然我經歷了人生的低潮,但這裡的一切總是給我滿滿的祝福與協助。最後,我想送給大家「功夫熊貓」裡的一句台詞: "You just need to believe"。只要用樂觀的態度去面對困難,就有能力改變自己,甚至改變身旁所愛的人。就像阿波的父親說的,"心誠則靈,只要你相信,點石就能成金。根本沒有什麼秘笈。只有你。"謝謝大家。
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President, professors, and classmates, I'm very honored to be here. Thank you to NTU for giving me this opportunity. My name's Seth Austin Harding, and I'm from the D.C. metropolitan area. I'm going to tell a real story that's personal but that's relatable and what I see as the real me.
What motivated and guided me to take my undergraduate studies in Taiwan? When I was very young, I really loved watching kung fu movies, and when I was 10 years old, I went to the theater to watch "Kung Fu Panda". This became my favorite movie as I felt like the story of the main character Po was one to which I could very much relate. After watching this movie, I decided that I wanted to start learning kung fu, so I went to the United States Wushu Academy. At the time, I began hearing Mandarin on a daily basis, so when I was in high school, I decided to begin formally studying Chinese. It ended up being my Chinese teacher from Taipei who was my favorite teacher who taught my favorite class, so I decided I'd hang out in the Chinese classroom every day and practice lots. By the time graduation came around, I had attained the highest proficiency in Chinese among any non-native speaker in my school. My second favorite class was computer science, and I ended up attaining among the best coding skills in my school. After getting accepted to the school of my dreams -- National Taiwan University -- I felt honored, humbled, and excited; I could now spend time at among the world's finest universities studying Chinese and at the same time advancing my knowledge of computer science.
But when I look back at my freshman year, to be honest with you, I didn't know what I was doing. Despite having taken very many Chinese classes, when I went to the NTU lectures, I understood only about half of what the teachers were saying. Contrary to most people's impressions of an American, I was actually too shy to raise my hand, to ask questions, or to even meet with teachers after class, so I had very few friends at the time. I started to become homesick and depressed. At that time, I found that basketball was the only way I knew of relieving my stress. However, while playing basketball, I had torn my ACL and it would take two surgeries and a year and a half in time to fully recover. At this point, I felt caught between a rock and a hard place. In fact, this was the lowest point of my life, and I didn't know what to do. I felt like my Chinese wasn't good enough, I had been diagnosed with insomnia and ADHD, and I felt like the math taught in America was too simple to allow for me to keep up with my classmates. I was under immense pressure, and at this time, I lost any sense of purpose or direction. Later on, I went to seek help from NTU counseling, from my psychiatrist, and from my department. I reached out to Professor Winston Hsu from CSIE, and he told me this: "Never give up"; it was such an oversimplified way to approach such a complex series of problems, I had thought. However, I pondered these words intensely for one week, and by the end of that week, I had made a firm decision. This would NOT be another example of me giving up. I decided to go all out, to work diligently and passionately on all tasks at hand. This was the turning point of my life; I started to discipline myself to a very high degree. At this time, I met my then-to-become advisors Professor Shih-Wei Liao and Professor Shih-Hao Hung and entered their labs to begin research. Finally, the passion that I had for computer science that I had previously held in high school was kindled again, and I was finally reminded why I loved this field. I began my research life in blockchain and AI, and at the time I entered the lab, I also began creating NTUAI. NTUAI is now a large and highly successful NTU club that is dedicated to the research and public understanding of AI. Welcome one and all to join us; please scan our QR code here.
For a year and a half I haven't returned to America because of covid. But not to worry; I have found my second home, away from home. I love it here in NTU and I cherish all of the things I've had the privilege to experience in Taiwan. I've gone through the most difficult of struggles in my life here, but I've also had the most fortunate and blessed of experiences. To conclude, I'd like to quote a line from "Kung Fu Panda": "You just need to believe". As long as you are willing to adopt an optimistic attitude in facing challenges and hardships, you may become a positive force in changing the lives of those around you as well as your own life. It all depends on how you view it; just like what Po's father says, "there is no secret ingredient. It's just you." Thank you, everyone.
詳見:
https://www.facebook.com/NTUCommencement/posts/2718185771805180
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☆ネイティブの生の会話からリアルな英語を学ぶ☆
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1) Iconic (象徴的な)
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Iconicはiconの形容詞で、「象徴的な」という意味の単語です。誰もが知っているアメリカの代表的なテレビドラマと言えば「フレンズ」、カリフォルニアを象徴するハンバーガーショップと言えば「In-N-Out (Burger)」、というように、あるカテゴリーを代表、もしくは象徴するものを指して使われます。
<例文>
Even till this day, Friends is an iconic TV show.
(今なお「フレンズ」は象徴的なテレビ番組です。)
In-N-Out is an iconic hamburger shop in California.
(In-N-Outはカリフォルニアを代表するハンバーガーショップです。)
Michael Jordan is an iconic figure. Even people who don’t play basketball know who he is.
(マイケル・ジョーダンは象徴的な存在です。バスケをしない人でも彼のことは知っています。)
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2) Make reference to(〜に触れる)
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Make reference toは何かについて言及することを表します。特に日常会話では、有名なテレビ番組のワンシーンや映画のセリフを会話に持ち出す時によく使われる表現です。
<例文>
Did you just make a reference to Game of Thrones?
(今、「ゲーム・オブ・スローンズ」を引き合いに出した?)
He made a reference to Star Wars. If you’ve never watched it, you won’t get it.
(彼は「スター・ウォーズ」について言及しました。見たことがなければ理解できないでしょう。)
My friends love making references to movies.
(私の友達は映画を引き合いに出すのが大好きです。)
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3) Pretend(〜のふりをする)
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Pretendは「〜のふりをする」「〜になりすます」を意味します。話が分からないのに分かったふりをしたり、うれしくないのに喜ぶふりをしたり、または子供がスーパーヒーローになりきるような状況でも使われます。
<例文>
Sometimes I pretend that I can’t speak English.
(時々、私は英語が話せないふりをします。)
I pretended like I didn’t know anything.
(何も知らないふりをしました。)
My son loves to pretend that he is a superhero.
(息子はスーパーヒーローになりきるのが大好きです。)
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4) Are you even _____?(〜なの?)
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「Are you even _____?」は「〜なの?」を意味する表現で、「Are you _____?」の強調表現です。冗談の意味で使われることもあり、例えばお米もお味噌汁もお寿司も嫌いな日本人に、「Are you even Japanese?(本当に日本人なの?)」と言うと、からかっているニュアンスが含まれ、同時に驚きの気持ちも示します。
<例文>
Are you even tired? You’re not even sweating.
(ホントに疲れてるの?汗もかいてないじゃん。)
You’ve never been to a Dodger game? Are you even a fan?
(ドジャースの試合に行ったことがないの?本当にファンなの?)
You eat cheese? Are you even vegan?
(チーズを食べるの?本当にビーガンなの?)
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5) Get out of
(出ていく)
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Get out ofは、ある場所から出ていくことを表す口語表現で、「いたくない所からさっさと出ていく」ニュアンスがあります。怒りの感情から「Get out of here!(出ていけ!)」と言って相手を追い出す場合にも使います。
✔」一方で、友人とお店で食事を終え「出ようか」と声をかける時などに、「Let’s get out of here.」とカジュアルな感じで使うこともできます。
<例文>
It’s so noisy in here. Let’s get out of here.
(ここすごくうるさいね。出よう。)
Are you ready? All right, Let’s get out of here.
(準備はいい?オッケー、それでは行きましょう。)
I wanted to get out of the meeting but I couldn’t.
(ミーティングを抜けたかったんだけど、抜けられなくて。)
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本日ご紹介したフレーズは、iTunes Japanの「Best of 2017/2018」に2年連続選出されたHapa英会話の人気コンテンツPodcast第244回「話題に上がるテレビ番組」の内容の一部です。Podcastの全内容をご覧になりたい方は、Hapa英会話のブログをチェック!会話の全文、会話の要約、ピックアップしたフレーズ、ポッドキャストでは説明できなかった表現や言い回しが掲載されています。
https://hapaeikaiwa.com/podcast244
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🔡#英兒讀讀樂 📖#文法基礎練習
『學習重點』:認識主詞+動詞+受詞的用法
S+V+O(主詞+動詞+受詞)
是最經典的英文句型!😎
I love you.就是最基本主詞+ 動詞+ 受詞的句型唷!
根據這樣的概念
一起完成以下的題目吧!👇👇
📎檔案下載:
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part 2:https://bit.ly/2Cu2v6R
part 3:https://bit.ly/2DhPuz6
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📌英兒小教室 解答
part 1:
1. The game was interesting.
2. The car sped under the tunnel.
3. John hit the basketball.
4. David jumped on the trampoline.
5. My friends and I climbed the tree.
part 2:
1. I love to read books.
2. My brother’s name is Michael.
3. Will and I are best friends.
4. Our class went to the library.
5. I finished my homework on time.
part 3:
1. Sharon hit the baseball.
2. we went to movies.
3. John watched the movie.
4. My dad mowed the lawn.
5. My friends played video games.
6. We walked the park.
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適合 #中小年級小朋友 #認識基礎文法
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