Thank you 谢谢你们

Dear All BE Students,

Thanks a lot for your participation in our 3-month Self Improvement Course. We had a good learning time together. We hope that you have gained much knowledge after this course. We too, have become a better trainer in return. However, this is NOT an end of learning. We have provided you all the guidelines. Now, you are on your own and your learning journey should move on! In the future, wherever you are, if you encounter any problem in learning, please drop us an email. It's our pleasure to help you.

Once again, thank you and we hope to see you again in the next training course.

亲爱的学生们：

非常感谢你们参与这为期3个月的自我提升课程。我们共同度过了一个美好的学习时光。但愿你们从这次的课程中获益良多。同样地，我们也因此学到很多教学经验。无论如何，上完了课程并不代表你们的学习路程停止了。我们为你们提供了学习引导。现在，你们应该能够自立而主动地继续学习，继续你们的学习旅程。在往后，无论你们身在何处，只要你们在学习中遇到困难，记得发邮件给我们。我们将会很乐意帮你解决问题。

再次地谢谢你们，但愿在接下来的课程再见你们。

Lesson From A Bird (Con't) (鸟的启示 续编)

What is the first thought you have when you read the article,Lesson From A Bird ? The bird(Jovan) might already died? The bird cannot survive without the food prepared by us? Or the bird already fly the highest it can, fly freely and see the different, but beautiful world since then.

The bird has the same fear you have when you are facing uncertainties. For the first few times, it stood at the window, keep chirping and waited for us to catch it back into the cage even though it already escaped from the unlatched door successfully. That was the day, when it made the final decision to fly away, it did not chirp anymore, it tried to fly for the first time, and this time, it started to feel the lovely sky, a big "cage" without boundaries.

Limiting believes are those thoughts that stop us from risking ourselves. I might not be able to do it; I am not capable; I scared if someone else see me in this way; My parents won't be happy if I do so; Everyone said this is not a good choice.

Risking is not doing something without thinking. Risking, is an act to manage the uncertainties, set the price to pay, for which you think is manageable, and "ACT ON IT".

Good luck pals, we won't know what will happen in future if we try, and risk. However, there is only one definite ending we will have if we do not try, the who you are today, with an aging body.

A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams.

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当你看了鸟的启示时,你第一个想法是什么?小黄鸟(佐温)肯定是死了?没有我们准备的食物,它肯定活不了.或是,它在尽它的能力,越飞越高;自由地,享受着它从没看过的美丽世界.

小黄鸟(佐温)也有着你茫然时一样的恐惧.之前的好几次,它成功地逃了出来.可是,眼前陌生的环境,使它不敢飞出去.害怕地叫着叫着,直到我们发现了,然后把它抓回鸟笼里.一天又一天,终于,它作了最后的决定.这一次,它不叫了,它开始飞翔,第一次尝试着,没有界线的笼.

受限的思想,是阻止我们前进的绊脚石.我做不到;我没能力;我不想别人这么看我;我的家人不喜欢我这么做;大家都说不可能.这一切一切,让我们不敢尝试新事物.

冒险,不是盲目的不顾一切的做任何事情.冒险,而是了解一切,掌握代价后,实行它.

加油,朋友们.我们不会知道冒险后,我们的生活会怎么样.但是,我们很明确的知道,不试,以后的我肯定是现在的我,一个拖着老了的躯壳的我.

当一个人失去了梦想,只拥有着后悔时,才是他真正老了的时候.

Lesson From A Bird (鸟的启示)

This is a true story (这是一个真实故事)...

When you want to describe a stupid person, you call him/her 'the bird's brain'. This is how we perceive the birds as the stupid animal. The reason is simply because their brain is very small. However, this idiom does not apply on this yellow bird(refer to the bird in the picture below). Yet, its story will blow your mind.

Yellow bird, Jovan(小黄鸟，佐温)

This bird is called Jovan. It was bought over in 6 months ago. Being locked in the cage, served food and water every day without starvation, for a normal bird, it would be an ideal life. However, for this bird, this was not what it was looking forward. Adventurous life, to it, it matters little. Its objective was to have its control in its own life.

Then, it had a plan, a plan to escape from the cage. It noticed that the food and water were served through the two unlatched doors (note the red circle in the picture below). It knew, it had to grab the chance.

Empty cage(鸟去笼空)

Since that time, it practised extremely hard to use its head to lift up the unlatched door. Day by day, after thousand times, it was unable to escape as after the door was lifted up, it fell down. Now, it got two choices: to scrap the plan or to give up the freedom for life. Without compromise, it stuck to its aim. Month by month, he kept on practising. Now, it added an extra step. After lifting up the door, it stretched out its right wing a bit, to prevent the door from falling down again.

Guess what? After practising this act thousand times, it finally won its goal. It managed to get out from the cage! Now it should be celebrating and sharing its success with other birds.

Isn't it amazing? A creature that all along we regarded as 'stupid' now can perform something that beyond our expectation.

The same theory applies in learning (any subject). The only little difference here is: we are human, that creature is merely a bird. If a little bird can also achieve its goal by continuous practice and determination, so can we. What do you think?

翻译：

在英文里，当形容一个人'the bird's brain'时，是指那人很笨。这就是当时人们怎么看待鸟儿，都一律当它们是愚笨的动物。原因很简单，因为它们的头脑很小。不过，这句成语似乎无法在这黄鸟身上使用（看以上的鸟图）。反而，它的故事将会改变你的想法。

这小黄鸟叫佐温，它在6个月前被买过来。每天都有人自动给它送水和食物，对于一般的鸟来说，绝对是很理想的生活。不过对于佐温来说，这并不是它所向往的生活。它并不畏惧不安稳的生活，它的目标是要得到自由。

它拟定了计划，一个能令它逃生的计划。它注意到每天在给它喂水和食物时，是通过两道没上锁的门送过去的（看以上的笼子图）。因此它知道它必须把握这个唯一能达到它梦想的机会。

过后，它每天都刻苦耐劳地练习用头来顶开那道小门。一日复一日，经过几千次的尝试，它还是无法逃出去。原因是每次它把门顶开后，那门又滑落下来。当时它只有两个选择：取消计划或放弃自由。它没有妥协，仍然坚持信念，持之与恒。数月过后，它继续练习，不过现在它多加了一个步骤。在顶开门之后，用右翅向外稍伸，把门顶着不让它滑落下来。

果然，再经过数千次的锻炼，它终于成功逃出去！现在它也许在和其他鸟儿一起庆祝和分享它的喜悦。

是否难以置信？一种一直被人们歧视为极愚笨的动物也能突破自己，达到人们一般预料以外的事情。

其实同样的道理也能用于学习，只是有小小的分别：我们是人，人脑；它是鸟，鸟脑。既然一只小鸟都能以锲而不舍、永不言弃的精神来达到目标，我们也一样能办到。你认为呢？

Ring A Bell (骤然想起)

Hong Cui: Guess who I met at the grocery store?
Fu Fu: I can't imagine.
Hong Cui: Do you remember Kumar from our old neighborhood?
Fu Fu: That name rings a bell, but I can't place him.
Hong Cui: He used to live in the building next to ours.
Fu Fu: Oh, yes, now I remember. He had dark skin and wore glasses.

词汇：
1. grocery store: 杂货店
2. imagine: 想象
3. neighborhood: 邻里
4. ring a bell: 骤然想起

翻译：
洪翠：猜猜刚才我在杂货店遇到谁？
福福：我无法想象。
洪翠：你还记得以前住在我们邻里的辜玛吗？
福福：那名字让我骤然想起，但我还是无法记得清楚他。
洪翠：他曾经住在我们隔壁的那栋楼。
福福：哦，对了，现在我记得了。他皮肤黑黑的，而且还戴副眼镜。

Top Dog (掌权的人)

Jeff: Hey you! Tuck in you shirt. This is an office, not a party!
Sai: What? Who do you think you are?
Jeff: I'm Jeff, the filling clerk.
Sai: Well, I'm the boss! I'm the top dog around here!
Jeff: Oh. Well, I still think that you should tuck in your shirt.
Sai: Ha, ha! You're very responsible. I'm going to promote you to assistant manager.
Jeff: Great! Now, listen to me for a minute. Tuck in your shirt, or I'll report it to the director.
Sai: Now you're really going too far.

词汇：
1. tuck in your shirt: (尤指男子)将衬衫塞进裤子里
2. top dog: 掌权的人
3: going too far: 过分

翻译：
杰富：Hey, 你！将你的衬衫塞进裤子里。这里是办公室，不是派对！
阿塞：什么？你以为你是谁呀？
杰富：我是杰富，这里的书记。
阿塞：我是头！我是这里的掌权人！
杰富：哦。好的，但我还是觉得你应该将衬衫塞进裤子里。
阿塞：哈哈！你真的很负责任。我将升你当副经理。
杰富：太好了！现在仔细地听着我一分钟。将你的衬衫塞进裤子里，不然我就报告总裁。
阿塞：你真的太过分了。

In Mint Condition (良好状况)

Jeff: What's the going price for that stamp?
Peng: This is a rare stamp but I'm willing to let it go for $500.
Jeff: That's too high price!
Peng: You have to understand, it's still in mint condition. My last offer was $450. Hurry, do grab it now, before it gets snapped up.

词汇：
1. rare: 稀有，罕有
2. in mint condition: 良好状况
3. grab: 攫取，抢夺
4. snap up: 抢购或迅速抓取某物

翻译：
杰富：这邮票是什么卖价？
阿平：这是一张稀有的邮票但我愿意以$500放手。
杰富：这价格太高了！
杰富：你必须明白，它还是保持着良好状况。已有别人开价$450要跟我买。赶快，在还没被别人抢购之前，就把它先买下吧！

Hangman (Vocabulary)

Hi all, did you have fun during the class today?I am pretty sure everyone of us like one of the game we introduced today, "Hangman".

The simple rule of this game is, select any alphabet from A-Z, if any of the alphabet exists in the word (puzzle), u can continue to choose another alphabet and try to complete the word. If the alphabet not exists, a stroke of a stickman will be drawn. There are total of 6 chances to complete the word, if a word cannot be completed in 6 attempts, a "man" will be hanged, and therefore no point scored.

This is a good game to learn new vocabulary. You may choose the context of the vocabulary before playing the game. Below are some sites for online hangman in the context stated. Have fun learning English!!!

嗨，大家好！今天的课好不好玩？我相信大家肯定会喜欢今天新介绍的游戏，“hangman"。

这游戏的规则非常简单。你只要在26个字母当中，选出可能在谜底里出现的字母，然后完成该谜底就行。如果所猜的字母没在谜底里，火柴人就会被画上一划。只要你能答错少于6次，并能正确的得到答案，就可得1分。要不然，一个完整的火柴人就会被行刑，上吊了。

这可以让大家在玩游戏的当儿，学习更多的生词。你可以选择学习的字库来决定玩哪个游戏。

以下几个网站，有着夏天（summer），phrasal verb （短语），旅行（travel），还有在餐厅里（in a restaurant） 的生词字库，将来会有更多的字库。加油！！开开心心地一起学英语吧。


Summer Hangman

Phrasal Verbs

In a restaurant

Travel

Basic Candlestick (基本K线图)

什么是K线图?
K线图是用来记录投资市场行情价格的，因其形状如同两端有蕊芯的蜡烛，故而在西方称之为蜡烛图。蜡烛图来源于日本，在日本称之为“罫线”，“罫”发音为“kei”，于是西方人以其英文第一个字母“K”直译为“K线”，K线由此发展而来（中国人习惯性称之为阴阳线）。
K线图产生于日本德川幕府时代的1710年后。1710年以后，日本大阪的堂岛大米会所开始经营世界最早的期货合约，K线图就是为记录大米每天涨跌的价格而发明的（早期为条形图和锚形图）。最早为日本分析技术著书的是日本著名商人本间宗久，他可能是使用K线图技术分析法的先驱。
K线图实际上是为考察当前市场心理提供了一种可视化的分析方法，它简洁而直观，虽不具备严格的逻辑推理性，但是却有相当可信的统计意义，真实、完整地记录了市场价格的变化，反映了价格的变化轨迹。比之西方的线性图，K线图技术要早100年左右，且其信号更丰富，更直观，更灵活，更提前。经过近300年的演化，特别是经过西方社会近20年的推广，K线图技术被广泛应用于全世界的证券市场、期货市场、外汇市场等领域，成为技术分析中的最基本的方法之一。

如何识别K线图
Ｋ线根据计算时间的不同，可分为：分钟Ｋ线、日Ｋ线、周Ｋ线、月Ｋ线、年K线等。它的形成取决于每一计算单位中的四个基本数据：开盘价、最高价、最低价、收盘价。在日K线图中，“开盘价”就是某地交易所在白天开始进行交易时的第一笔成交价格，“收盘价”就是当天结束交易时的最后一笔成交价格；在分种K线图里，则是指每分钟的开盘价和收盘价；在周K线图里，则是指每周的开盘价和收盘价。由于外汇市场是24小时运营，且往往不通过交易所，所以日K线的计算并不是从白天上午开始的。
当收盘价高于开盘价时，Ｋ线为阳线（一般用红色或空心线表示）；当收盘价低于开盘价时，Ｋ线为阴线（一般用绿色或实心线表示）；当收盘价等于开盘价，且有新的最高价和最低价时，Ｋ线称为十字星。当Ｋ线为阳线时，最高价与收盘价之间的细线部分称为上影线，最低价与开盘价之间的细线部分称为下影线，开盘价与收盘价之间的柱状称为实体（但在外汇市场上，阴线为红色，为了方便黑白打印机打印或复印，阳线则为白色）。
见图：

白实体：阳线 黑实体：阴线

Download Notes Here to Know More (在此下载详细笔记)：
Basic Candlestick(基本K线图)

Fun with English (以乐趣来学习英语)

What is the best way of learning English? What is the fastest way of learning English? When we talk about learning new stuffs, it's always the fun and laughter that keeping us through. In order to speed up students' progress in learning, we have now designed a new structure, namely Adult English Learning Course, which can help the adults to build a SOLID foundation of English!

English Course, is no longer boring. Please contact us at flexituition@gmail.com to know more about it.

很多人都会问,该怎样快速的掌握英语?什么才是学习英语最好的方法?通常, 我们都会对有趣,好玩的事情感兴趣.所以,只要学生们不感觉学习英语是很烦闷的事,学习的速度自然就加速了.对此,为了加速学生的学习速度,我们设计了更有趣,更好玩的课程,让大家在学习英语的当儿, 不再觉得沉闷.

预知详情,请电邮致 flexituition@gmail.com.

Games for learning English

Hi all,
Do you feel bored when you "try" to learn english? It's not just book that can help you to learn a language, and it need not to be bored while learning. With games, or anything that might interest you, you will find it faster in learning a subject or new language.

Today, let me introduce you some of the website that can provide you a "gaming" time and improve your english at the same time.

Vocabulary:
http://www.freerice.com

Anagrams (由颠倒字母顺序而构成的字):
[a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase]
http://www.agameaday.com/094/074calendar1.htm

Three word anagrams

Four word anagrams

Five word anagrams

Fun Brain Games:
• Word Confusion
Do you know the difference between these words?
• Scramble-Saurus
always I place mis my letters.
• Infoplease Word of the Day
Strengthen your vocabulary.
• 2Bee or Nottoobee
What's the buzz about being?
• The Plural Girls
Help the kitties pop the bubbles.
• Paint by Idioms
Add color to your language.
• Grammar Gorillas
Monkey around with your grammar skills.
• Stay Afloat
Don't get soaked by the wrong word.
• Word Turtle
Make your own word search puzzles.
• Spellaroo
Hop on the misspelled word.
• Spell Check
Something is wrong with one of these words.
• Wacky Tales
Write your own crazy story.
• Sign the Alphabet
Use your hands to communicate.
• What's the Word
Read new words.
• Translator Alligator
How do you say boca grande?

Blast Furnace

Hi Students,
Have doubts in the topic of "Blast Furnace"? As told by most teachers, this is the hot topic in the O-Level Examination lately. Hence, we have to master it. Please download the notes as reference.

If you encounter any problems of understanding this topic or have any questions to ask, please feel free to send us an email. We will reply you as soon as we can. Thanks.

Email: flexituition@gmail.com

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Blast Furnace Handout

A stone's throw away (近在咫尺)

Jeff: Are you doing anything this weekend ?
Frank: No, I'm free, unless something crops up. Why ? What do you have in mind ?
Jeff: I'm thinking of getting Grace a present. Would you like to chip in ?
Frank:Sure, why not ? Where do you plan to go ?
Jeff: I thought of going to Jurong Point. It's a stone's throw away. Besides, the prices are reasonable.
Frank:That's great ! I'm trying to cut down on my monthly expenses.

词汇：
1.crops up:(问题等)突然发生
2.chip in:介入，参与。
3.a stone throw away:(距离)很靠近
4.reasonable:合理

翻译：
杰富：你这周末有事情做吗？
费朗：没有，我有空。除非有什么突发事情，不然我是闲空的。怎么？你有什么计划吗？
杰富：我想要给凯思买礼物。你要参与吗？
费朗：当然要，何不呢？你想要去哪里买？
杰富：我想要去裕廊购物中心。那里很靠近。此外，那里的东西价格也很合理。
费朗：好主意！其实我也正在减少每月的开支。

Letter of Codes (Periodic Tables)

Present For Lower Secondary Students

Hi all students,
Do you find it is hard to memorize the elements in the Periodic Table? Even you could do it, but it always fades out as time goes. Here is a method that helps you to build a solid memory about the elements in Periodic Table. Once you master it, you'll never forget the first 20 elements of the Periodic Tables again! Please check it out here.

Short Notes (Download Here):
Periodic Table

Basic English Grammar Notes (基本英文语法笔记)

Basic English Grammar Notes, Unit 10-12 have been uploaded. Please grab a copy!
基本英文语法笔记，单元10-12已上载。请下载一份。

Download here (在此下载)：
Unit 10(单元10)
Unit 11(单元11)
Unit 12(单元12)

Basic Knowledge of FOREX (外汇基本认识)

Foreign Exchange

　　Foreign exchange trading is the simultaneous buying of one currency and selling of another. The foreign exchange market (Forex or FX) is the largest financial market in the world with a daily turnover of over US$1.9 trillion. Examples of currency trading pairs are Euro/US Dollar (EUR/USD) and US Dollar/Japanese Yen (USD/JPY). Most currency transactions involve the "Majors" - US Dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen, British Pound, Swiss Franc.

　　Unlike other financial markets, the foreign exchange market has no physical location and no central exchange. The Forex market operates 24 hours a day through an electronic network of banks, corporations and individual traders. Forex trading begins every day in Sydney, then moves to Tokyo, followed by London and then New York. The major market makers, or dealers, consist of the commercial and investment banks, the exchange traded futures, and registered futures commission merchants such as FX Solutions.

FOREX Prices

　　FOREX markets and prices are mainly influenced by international trade flows and investment flows. The FX markets are also influenced, but to a lesser extent, by the same factors that influence the equity and bond markets: economic and political conditions especially interest rates, inflation, and political instability. Those factors usually have only a short-term impact, which makes Forex attractive as it offers some of the diversification necessary to protect against adverse movements in the equity and bond markets.

　　Foreign Exchange prices, or quotes, include a "Bid" and "Ask" similar to other financial products:

　　Bid: Price at which Dealer is willing to Buy and Traders can Sell Currency

　　Ask: Price at which Dealer will Sell and Traders can Buy Currency

　　The difference between the Bid and Ask is called the "Spread", which is the Trader's cost of the transaction. FX Solutions offers Traders the narrowest spreads in the retail Forex industry, thereby lowering transaction costs. For more information on the Spreads offered by FX Solutions click here.

　　Currencies are usually quoted to four decimal places, such as the Euro/US Dollar trading at 1.2400/1.2403, with the last decimal place referred to as a point or "pip" (percentage in point). A pip for most currencies is 0.0001 of an exchange rate; the one exception is the USD/JPY quote in which each pip is equal to 0.01.

Analysis of FOREX Markets

　　Foreign exchange traders base their decisions on either technical analysis and fundamental analysis. Technical traders use charts, trend lines, support and resistance levels, mathematical models and other means to identify opportunities and drive trading decisions. Fundamental traders identify trading opportunities by analyzing economic information.

外汇交易

　　 外汇交易是指买入一种货币并且同时卖出另一种货币的交易. 外汇市场是全世界最大的金融市场, 其日交易额超过1.9兆美元. 交易货币例如欧元/美元和美元/日元. 大多数货币交易均涉及到"主要货币"(包括美元, 欧元, 日元, 英镑, 瑞士法郎).

　　 不同于其它金融市场, 外汇市场没有中央交易所. 借助于银行 , 公司和个人交易者的电子网络, 外汇市场每天24小时均运行. 每天外汇交易从悉尼开始, 然后依次移到东京, 伦敦和纽约. 主要券商包括商业银行, 投资银行, 外汇期货交易者及注册外汇券商.

外汇价格

　　 外汇市场和外汇价格主要受到资金流动影响, 其次受到证券市场和债券市场的影响(例如: 经济状况, 政治状况, 尤其是利率, 货币膨胀和政治动荡). 这些次要影响因素往往是短暂的.

　　 类似于其它金融产品, 外汇价格包括'买入价'和'卖出价'.

　　 买入价: 券商买入并且交易者卖出货币的价格.

　　 卖出价: 券商卖出并且交易者买入货币的价格.

　　 买入价与卖出价之间的差额称为"点差". 我们为交易者提供最低的交易点差, 从而降低交易费用. 如果您要查看所有交易货币点差, 请点击这里.

　　 货币报价通常为4个小数位, 如: 欧元/美元的交易价为1.2400/1.2403. 大多数货币的交易最小单位是0.0001, 不过, 美元/日元的交易最小单位是0.01.

外汇市场分析

　　 外汇交易者通过技术面分析和基本面分析来作决定, 技术面交易者通过图表, 趋势线, 支撑点, 数学模型和其它方法来识别机会和进行交易决定. 基本面交易者通过分析经济信息来识别交易机会.

Extra Notes (额外笔记)：
Basic FOREX 01(基本外汇01)
Getting Started In Forex(English Version)
Forex Market(English Version)