Survival Videos (Improvisation)-2

After reading the previous post in this short series [Survival Videos (Improvisation)-1], here are some more Sensible Prepper videos to use for writing reports:

20_Paper_Clip_Hacks_for_Survival_Everyday_Uses

Zip_Ties_19_Uses_5_Tricks_for_Survival

SHTF_Aluminium_Foil_20_Uses

If you want to see more ideas, more videos and suggestions appear below:

Survival Videos (Improvisation)-1 (making a visual summary)

YouTube has lots of silly videos, but there are many useful things to watch. In 15 Trash Bag Uses for Survival, the Sensible Prepper explains how to use Heavy-Mil ("heavy-mil = thick, strong plastic) trash bags to help you stay alive outside.

After watching this video, I decided to discuss eight of the fifteen uses.

Preparing for Disaster: Learn to Improvise!

Many Americans believe that it is important to prepare for earthquakes, tsunamis, blackouts, wars and other disasters:

Earthquake in Mexico City (1985), Public Domain image

Atomic Bomb (test explosion) -- Operation_Upshot-Knothole_-_Badger_001, Public Domain image

Tense Morphemes, Past and Present: 過去式語素和現在式語素

A morpheme is a basic unit of meaning. Some English morphemes, such as teach and nation, can be independent words, but other morphemes are only parts of words, such as inter- and -er, which cannot be used alone. 語素是語義的基本單位。英語的某些語素（例如：teach 和 nation）可以獨立使用，但有些語素只能當詞語的一部分（例如：inter- 和 -er）：

teacher	international
	INTER-
TEACH	NATION
-ER	-AL

Unlike many other European languages, English only has two tense morphemes: present (PR) and past (PA). PR only appears as -s after 3rd person singular verbs; in other places, is is not visible [Ø]. In written form, PA usually appears as -ed, but it has many other shapes. 有別於其他歐洲語言，英語只有兩個時態語素：現在式 PR 和過去式 PA。在單數第三人稱動詞之後，PR 用 -s 形式；其他情況則是用零變體 [Ø]。PA的書面形式通常是 -ed，但也有許多其他的形式。

Just like other morphemes, tense has a meaning. Here are some possible meanings of PR contrasted with PA. 就像其他的語素一樣，時態具有意義。底下是一些可能的意義：

	1	2	3
PR (present)	repeated event  重複發生的事情 (general truth)	true (dramatic)	now
PA (past)	one time event 單次發生的事情 (specific)	unreal	then

Chinese has no tense morphemes, so Chinese students are often not sure which tense to use. 漢語沒有時態語素，所以中國學生有時無法確定該用哪一個時態：

Cyclones vs. This Cyclone
1 Plural nouns with no determiner (cyclones, tornadoes) usually refer to something that is generally true, so the verb should be PR (begin = BEGIN + PR [Ø])
不加限定詞的複數名詞通常指一般的真理，所以動詞應該加現在式。
"Tornadoes begin as dark clouds" 應該翻譯成『龍捲風的形成通常是烏雲』

2 A singular noun (cyclone) with a determiner (the, this, that, my, your etc.) refers to a particular case, so the verb should be PA (began = BEGIN + PA [*])
加限定詞的單數名詞指個別例子，所以動詞是應該加過去式。
"This cyclone was no different" 應該翻成『這一次的龍捲風不例外』

More examples below:

Gift of the Magi (New Yorkers: The Christmas Present): three videos

[Updated May 5th, 2015]
One of O'Henry's most popular stories is the Gift of the Magi

Here is a made for TV version (the actual story starts at after 5:00, so you can jump forward if you don't want to wait):

Résumé Templates 美式履歷表範本

The Instant Résumé Templates website (http://www.instantresumetemplates.com) provides a whole series of American-style résumés (186 according to the web site) that can be used with just a little modification. If you are looking for a job, these templates can save you a lot of time.

Here are two templates that would be helpful for college students looking for their first job:

http://www.instantresumetemplates.com/preview/College_Student_Resume

http://www.instantresumetemplates.com/preview/Entry-Level_Resume

One especially thoughtful feature is that the site provides Microsoft Word .DOC files (97-2003 version), so they are usable with most word processors, even if you don't have Microsoft software.

Wizard of Oz: Which witch? [Updated] 英文學習技巧

Witches 用英文記英文(同音法) There are four witches in the Wizard of Oz. Who did what?
Four mnemonics (a mnemonic is a memory trick) to help you remember remember.

North = No / Nobody can hurt Dorothy (Because the Witch of the North kissed her)

South = Save / The Witch of the South said: “Your shoes can save you” (bring you back to Kansas)

More mnemonics appear below: