關於 prefer a to b ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

KINH NGHIỆM ÔN "GẤP/CẤP TỐC" #ieltsspeaking
Một số bạn vì một vài lý do nào đó phải lấy được chứng chỉ IELTS Band (n) trong (n) tháng. Ngày đó lúc Huyền còn đi dạy tại các trung tâm, có những bạn cần thi IELTS trong khoảng 3 tháng từ một người mới bắt đầu, chưa hề tìm hiểu IELTS có các dạng như thế nào, phương pháp học ra sao.

Huyền cũng đã từng ôn "gấp gáp", ôn từ lúc "chân ướt chân ráo", như thế. Với áp lực thời gian và lượng bài quá nhiều, Huyền buộc phải nghĩ ra "mẹo, thủ thuật, ..." nói chung là phải làm sao để cái đầu mình có thể nhớ được bài học nhanh nhất, làm sao để rút ra được "nguyên tắc, sườn mẫu, câu trả lời mẫu, cấu trúc mẫu, ..." để áp dụng được cho nhiều dạng.

Và đây là cách Huyền đã làm với kỹ năng IELTS Speaking:

Như chúng ta đã biết, đề tài trong Speaking thì bao la bát ngát, mỗi đề tài lại có vô vàn câu hỏi (một câu hỏi ban giám khảo có thể biến chuyển để hỏi theo nhiều cách khác nhau,…),… nói chung là ban đầu nhìn vào thấy kiểu như là sao mình có thể ôn hết được một núi đề tài như vậy!!! Huyền cũng có cảm nhận và cái nỗi “nản” y chang như vậy ngay lần đầu tiếp xúc với IELTS Speaking. Sau đây là một số cách Huyền làm để rút bớt “công sức” học hành 1 xíu :))

🍄 PHÂN DẠNG
Huyền đọc câu hỏi sau đó phân chúng thành các dạng riêng biệt như sau:

Ví dụ: Khi nói về Hobbies & interests, Huyền lọc ra các dạng câu hỏi như bên dưới:

▪️Do you like X? why (not)?
▪️What kind of X do you like most?
▪️Why do some people like X?

🍄 SOẠN MẪU CÂU TRẢ LỜI CHO TỪNG DẠNG
Sau đó Huyền chuẩn bị lý do và để vào 1 bảng như bên dưới.

Ví dụ: Đối với dạng câu hỏi “Is X popular in your country?” chẳng hạn như

▪️Is football popular in your country?
▪️Is reading popular in your country?

Huyền sẽ học cách trả lời mẫu là:

▪️Điều này còn tùy: It depends (on ...)
▪️X phổ biến đối với …. (nhóm người nào trong xã hội,….): X is quite popular with ..../ ... are more interested in X
▪️Tuy nhiên nhóm người kia lại thích Y hơn, while ... prefer Y/ ... X isn't popular with ...

Nói chung Huyền sẽ phân các câu hỏi ra khoảng 15 dạng chính rồi lên cách trả lời mẫu cho từng dạng. Điều này giúp Huyền rất nhiều trong quá trình ôn thi thời gian ngắn bởi vì dù câu hỏi là gì đi nữa, miễn nó rơi vào 15 dạng đó thì ít nhất mình vẫn trả lời được.

🍄LÀM TƯƠNG TỰ VỚI PART 2, 3

Đối với Part 2, Huyền chia các câu hỏi làm khoảng 6 hoặc 7 topic chính (tùy mình tách) như sau:

▪️Describe a person (someone you admire, a famous person in your country,…)
▪️Describe a place/building (a country you like to visit, your ideal home,…)
▪️Describe an object (a piece of furniture, a photo,…)
▪️Describe an event/activity (a festival, a wedding,…)
▪️Describe a situation (a time when you laughed a lot,…)
▪️Describe your favourite (book, movie, song,…)

Và Huyền cũng lên cách trả lời mẫu cho từng topic.

Đối với Part 3, Huyền chia dạng ra như sau:

▪️Advantages and Disadvantages
▪️Agree or disagree
▪️Speculating about future events & outcomes (Predictions)
▪️Evaluating 2 different options (Differences between A and B)

Sau đó Huyền soạn thêm 1 số câu hỏi/trả lời cho 1 vài tình huống như sau:

▪️Nếu giám khảo nói nhanh quá → muốn đề nghị giám khảo lập lại câu hỏi hoặc nói chậm lại → phải hỏi thế nào
▪️Nếu mình không hiểu câu hỏi → muốn đề nghị giám khảo giải thích câu hỏi đó → phải hỏi thế nào
▪️Nếu có 1 hay 1 vài từ trong câu hỏi mà mình không hiểu → muốn giám khảo giải thích nghĩa của các từ đó → phải hỏi thế nào

Trên đây chính là quá trình Huyền chuẩn bị tại nhà cho riêng kỹ năng Speaking. Những cách này Huyền thấy rất hữu hiệu trong thời gian ngắn, khi bạn cần ôn cấp tốc thôi nhé! Khi có áp lực thời gian, mình ở trong 1 tình thế giống kiểu bị ép buộc phải nghĩ ra mọi cách hiệu quả để học vậy ak.

Nếu có nhiều thời gian, bạn cứ đọc/nghe/xem những gì mình thích nhé.

Tất cả những thủ thuật trên + kinh nghiệm + cách outline từng dạng + sườn mẫu từng dạng + từ vựng + ... Huyền đều đưa hết vào khóa IELTS Speaking Online, nếu bạn cần bạn có thể tham khảo tại đây nhé: https://ielts-nguyenhuyen.com/shop/khoa-hoc-ielts-speaking-online/

Chúc page mình học tốt nhé.
#ieltsnguyenhuyen
https://ielts-nguyenhuyen.com/kinh-nghiem-on-thi-ielts-speaking-trong-thoi-gian-ngan/

☆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) All-time（史上最高の）
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all-timeは「史上最高の」や「今までで一番の」を意味し、「今まで一番好きな〜」はall-time favorite ____と表現します。「今までで一番好きなアニメ」はall-time favorite anime、「今までで一番好きな映画」はall-time favorite movieと言います。
　
＜例文＞
　
What is your all-time favorite movie?
（今までで一番好きな映画は何ですか？）
　
It’s hard to pick my all-time favorite song. But if I had to pick one, it would be a song from the 90s.
（今までで一番好きな歌を選ぶのは難しいな。でも、一つだけ選ぶとしたら、90年代の曲だな。）
　
She set an all-time record at the Olympics this year.
（彼女は今年のオリンピックで歴代最高記録を更新しました。）
　
　
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2) Old-school（昔ながらの〜）
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old schoolは昔ながらのファッションや音楽、または古風な考え方や手段などを表す口語的なフレーズです。old fashionedと意味は似ていますが、old schoolは昔ながらの価値観が保たれていて魅力的であるといった具合に、状況によってはポジティブな意味合いも含まれます。例えば、昔ながらの懐かしの音楽をold school jamsと言います。
　
＜例文＞
　
Is this “First Love” by Utada Hikaru? What an old-school jam. I love this song.
（この曲って宇多田ヒカルの「First Love」？すごく懐かしい。この曲大好きなんだ。）
　
I’m old-school. I prefer a paperback rather than an e-book.
（私は古いタイプの人間で、電子書籍よりも紙の本が好きです。）
　
Is that a Sony Walkman? That is old-school!
（それってもしかしてソニーウォークマン？古いね！）
　
　
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3) Not only（〜だけでなく）
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not onlyは「〜だけでなく」を意味し、日常会話では一般的にnot only A, but also Bの形式で使われます。例えば、「彼は英語だけでなく、中国語も喋れます」は「Not only can he speak English, but also Chinese.」という具合に表現します。ちなみに、not onlyの位置を変えて「He can not only speak English but also Chinese.」と表現することもできます。
　
＜例文＞
　
Not only is it great quality, but it’s also cheap.
（品質が良いだけでなく、価格も安いです。）
　
She’s not only beautiful, but also intelligent.
（彼女は美しいだけでなく、知的でもあります。）
　
Not only is it a waste of money, but it’s also a waste of time.
（お金だけではなく時間の無駄でもあります。）
　
　
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4) Have a finger on the pulse of（〜の実情を正確に把握している）
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直訳で「脈に指を置いている」となるこの表現は、ある状況を正確に把握していることを表す表現です。今のトレンドや動向に詳しかったり、会社の内情をしっかり把握しているような状況で使われます。haveの代わりにkeepが使われることもあります。また、この表現では必ず単数形のa fingerになるので覚えておきましょう。
　
＜例文＞
　
She has her finger on the pulse of the IT industry.
（彼女はIT業界の動向を正確に把握しています。）
　
I try to keep my finger on the pulse of the stock market.
（私は株式市場の動向を正確に把握するように努めています。）
　
I don’t have my finger on the pulse of this situation.
（私はこの状況においては現状を正確に把握していません。）
　
　
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5) In any way shape or form（どんな形でも）
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直訳で「どんな形でも」となるこの表現は、一般的にnot in any way shape or formのように否定形で使われ、「決して〜でない」や「いかなる形でも〜ない」といった意味になります。何かを否定することを強調するときに使われる表現で、wayを省いてin any shape or formと表現することもあります。
　
＜例文＞
　
We do not tolerate racism in any way shape or form
（いかなる形であれ、私たちは人種差別を許しません。）
　
I don’t condone domestic violence in any shape or form.
（私はどんな形であれ、DVを見逃すわけにはいきません。）
　
He’s a hardcore vegetarian and he does not eat meat in any way shape or form.
（彼は本格的なベジタリアンで、決してお肉を食べません。）
　
　
　　
　
　　
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本日ご紹介したフレーズは、iTunes Japanの「ベストポッドキャスト」に2017から4年連続選出されたHapa英会話の人気コンテンツPodcast第351回「一番好きなアニメ」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/podcast351
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Yes, you can tell I love my dessert hot soup aka tong shui. I am a Cantonese ma and I did grow up having amazing tong shui from my Poh Poh and Mom. Hong Kong has the best tong shui places which I can't stop thinking about. Here is one which I make the best and very often for my team and friends. It is Fu Chuk Yi Mai Tong Shui. Fu Chuk means beancurd. Yi Mai means Barley. All the elderly always tell us to consume this soup more, so that we will have good complexion and fairer skin. When I was pregnant, my Mom and Aunt cooked this very often for me too. Hopefully my babies will come out pretty fair. LOL. I just love the taste of it. Don't care if I will be fair. I prefer my skin colour now anyway. I can never find a good one in town, hence I cooked myself. Over the years, I have changed and added soya milk and corn to the soup base. Thanks to my Aunt who showed me once in one of her tong shui. U will fall in love with this one. Trust me.

Ingredients for 8 pax/ 4litres :
. 100 g barley
. 30 pcs ginkgo nuts, remove shell and skin
. 2 sheets of flat beancurd skin
. 2 dried beancurd sticks
. 5 to 6 pcs pandan leaves
. 1 pack of bee rock sugar (up to individual taste) or any sugar
. 2 litres of water
. 15 hard boiled quail eggs, remove shells
. 2 litres of sugarless soya milk
. 1 whole corn (just the kernels) or 1 can

The benefit of this tong shui : Ginkgo nut consumption lowers cholesterol levels. Barley is a particularly rich source of fiber, molybdenum, manganese and selenium. Barley packs lignans, a group of antioxidants linked to a lower risk of cancer and heart disease. Fu Chuk and soy are like tofu, they are high in protein, low fat, high fibre and rich in vitamins and minerals such as B vitamins and magnesium. Quail eggs are a great source of protein. It contains large amounts of vitamin C and vitamin A, which can help neutralize free radicals and protect your health. Corn can aid with digestion, it has zinc, magnesium, copper, iron and manganese. Wow, it is a bowl of fantastical soup! Enjoy guys.

#melindalooi #melcooks #dressupathome #tongshui #fuchukyimai

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Although Japan is not currently on any sort of lockdown or strict order to stay indoors, I think we are all starting to realize that we need to take matters into our own hands and self-isolate as much as possible. For those of you who are dealing with your first "crisis" in Japan, I wanted to provide a little bit of a guide to help you make sure you're as prepared as you can be, for spending time indoors.

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●Curry
- Meats: Pork, Beef, or Chicken. Whatever you have.
- Vegetables: Potato, Onion, Carrot, Mushrooms, Spinach/Komatsuna/Kale, Asparagus, Sweet Potato, Pumpkin (Kabocha), Eggplant, Okura, Renkon (Lotus Root)

Quick Tutorial on How To Make Curry @ 4:53

●Instant Miso (for reference, this is the kind I usually buy https://www.amanofd.jp/amano/shop/goods/index.html?ggcd=B4741&cid=miso)

You can buy any kind, some instant miso comes with a paste, which some people may prefer but I like the freeze-dried type. It is said that certain nutrients are preserved when you freeze-dry vegetables, so I think they're a bit healthier.

●Cook Do (for reference: https://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/cookdo/lineup/)
These are usually found in the Chinese seasoning section of your Japanese supermarket (as the majority of the boxes are Chinese.) Similar simple-meal kits with Japanese recipes are sometimes stocked in the same aisle.

●Canned Tomatoes
- Good for curries (add one can of diced tomatoes to your curry to make it more tangy and acidic)

- Pasta (sautee veggies, garlic, onion, and bacon, add your diced tomatoes, stew, taste, and season, add to pasta)

- Soups (lightly sautee your favorite soup veggies in oil and garlic, pour diced tomatoes into the pot, then fill the empty tomato can with water and add one cube of soup stock of your choice, throw in your desired seasonings, bring to a boil and simmer. you can add rice, quinoa, gains, shredded chicken to make it a hearty meal.)

- Stews (for beef, lamb, and pork, I cut my vegetables large, season them first with cumin, curry spice, cinnamon, salt, pepper, paprika, etc to make a fragrant mix, then add tomatoes and water, and simmer until liquid has dissolved and the mixture is thick enough to be a stew.)

- Salsa (Use half a can, pulse in a mixer with red onion, cilantro, garlic, green pepper, red chiles, lemon, salt, pepper, and a bit of cumin for a more tex-mex flavor)

●Spices:
I didn't show them in the video but I actually prefer S&B's herb packets, you can see what they look like here:
https://www.sbotodoke.com/shop/c/cB51210/
Most supermarkets have them, and they are very versatile, cheap, and easy to use.

●Yakiniku Sauce:
You can choose any kind you like! When in doubt, the popular Yakiniku chain "Gyukaku" has a sauce in the supermarket that's pretty good. Use this on "grilled" and "charred" meats. Tastes great over rice. Make a "Yakiniku Bowl" with charred carrots, cabbage, onion, green pepper, and slices of beef or pork.

●Ponzu: I prefer Yuzu, but you won't be missing out on too much if they don't stock it. Regular Ponzu works. Use this on steamed veggies with lighter flavors, or in sautees with Asian veggies (bok choy with garlic topped with ponzu, baked white fish with salt and ponzu, or daikon and pork sauteed with ponzu is great!) Can be mixed with olive oil, salt, and pepper to make a salad dressing too!

●Veggies - Try to pick a few greens, and then one veggie of each color. I try to plan for one raw-green (for salads), one wilting-green (for soups and stir-fries), and one firm-green (for baking grilling) per shop.

Green: Lettuce, Baby Leaf, Spinach, Bok Choy, Komatsuna, Asparagus, Zucchini, Green Pepper, Kale, Cucumber, Cabbage, Avocado

Purple: Red Onion, Eggplant, Purple Turnip, Satsumaimo (Sweet Potato), Purple Cabbage (great for adding color).

Red: Tomatoes, Red Peppers, Beets, Beni Daikon (Red Radish)

Orange: Carrot, Pumpkin, Orange Pepper, Orange/Yellow Fruit Tomatoes

White: Daikon, Turnip, Cauliflower, Renkon (Lotus Root), Bean Sprouts, Potato, Onion, Sato-Imo, Yama-Imo,

Brown: Gobo (burdock root), Mushroom

●Buy & Freeze:
- A loaf of bread or two (Japanese bread tends to come in slices instead of loaves so buy accordingly.)
- Meats (Chicken Breasts are the most versatile AND cost-effective IMO.)
- Frozen Seafood (S&B has a paella seasoning! if you can find it, this is a nice way to utilize rice, veggies, and seafood)
- Frozen naughty snacks like pizza, dorayaki, frozen fried rice, emergency instant meals, etc can go here too.

●Pasta and Rice are good to have, but if you don't have a rice cooker in your apartment, you can buy a few microwavable instant-packs from your supermarket or convenience store and store those instead.
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Let me know what you'd add! I'm out of space and can't write more :'(

A year is almost gone and it's time to plan for our reunion dinner again. This Fortune Abalone Pot is a simplified version of your typical Pun Choi / Pen Cai 盆菜. If you still prefer Pun Choi but you want some idea on how to prepare the gravy, you can watch this video to get some ideas.

See the ingredient list below for your easy reference.

We would like to give special thanks to La Gourmet for letting us try out their high quality non-stick pan and claypot in the video respectively. Their non-stick pan is sold under Shogun by La Gourmet brand. If you like to buy them, you can go to any of the major departmental stores in Singapore such as Isetan, Robinsons, Takashimaya, BHG, OG, Metro or Tangs. These two brands are also available in most major departmental stores in Malaysia. La Gourmet products are also sold in Philippines and Indonesia.

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Ingredients:
Serves 8 - 10 pax

(A) Marinated chicken - Marinate, pan-fry then set aside
150g of boneless chicken thigh meat
0.5 teaspoon of cornflour
0.5 teaspoon of sesame oil
1 teaspoon of light soy sauce
A few dashes of white pepper

(B) Marinated Chinese mushrooms
5 pcs of dried Chinese mushrooms - rehydrated
1 teaspoon of sesame oil
1 teaspoon of light soy sauce
0.5 teaspoon of sugar

(C) Saute sea cucumber to remove as much moisture as possible
Some cooking oil
3 slices of ginger
120 of fresh sea cucumber

(D) Prawns - pan-fry and set aside
6 pieces of prawns - remove shells and veins

(E) Strain abalone & sea asparagus from can
1 can of Fortune baby abalone (keep brine for later use in this dish)
1 can of Fortune sea asparagus (keep brine for later use in this dish)

(E) Putting the dish together
1 thumb size ginger - sliced
3 cloves of chopped garlic
Marinated mushrooms (B)
1L of water
Sea asparagus brine
Abalone brine
2 tablespoons of Fortune abalone sauce
0.5 tablespoon of premium dark soy sauce
Half a carrot - sliced thinly
80g of abalone mushrooms
Pan-fried sea-cucumber
240g of egg tofu (air-fried or deep-fried)
Some cornstarch solution

Other ingredients
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1 head of broccolli
250g of cabbage

Line all ingredients in a claypot using cabbage as the base first. Then add gravy to claypot and bring the whole pot to a boil. Once done, drizze over 1 teaspoon of sesame oil before serving.

Enjoy!! Gong Hei Fatt Choy!! Huat ahhhhh!!!

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If you like this recipe, you might like these too:

Braised Pig’s Stomach w/ Mushrooms & Sea Cucumber
https://youtu.be/zj_JkAx7n7A

Lotus Leaf Rice
https://youtu.be/NKFoCtnzQnM

Fish Maw Seafood Soup
https://youtu.be/bPVnQMfp9xM


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(Eng sub & Tiếng Việt) Another supper fluffy and soft bread. The key ingredient in this recipe is condensed milk, which makes a great contribution to the wonderful texture of the bread. If you love the soft, tender, light texture of breads in Japan, Hongkong, Taiwan.. you should definitely try this recipe.

INGREDIENTS (2 loaf pans of 20 x 7 x 7 cm)

* Dough A

280 gram bread flour
3 gram (1 teaspoon) instant yeast
170 - 180 gram water

* Dough B

140 gram bread flour
30 gram icing/ granulated sugar (if you prefer a sweet bread, add 40 - 50 g)
2 gram (½ tsp salt)
1.5 gram (½ tsp) instant yeast
80 gram condensed milk
20 gram unsalted butter
1 egg (medium size)
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Mời các bạn xem danh mục nguyên liệu và cách làm (bản để in) tại đây: http://www.savourydays.com/video-banh-mi-sua-nhat-ban/