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ENGLISH SPACE

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English space

Confidence level

 
 

Story told by a man which is most frightening yet thought-provoking experiences of his life.

He had been on a long flight. The first warning of the approaching problems came when the sign on the airplane flashed on: "Fasten your seat belts."

Then, after a while, a calm voice said, "We shall not be serving the beverages at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence. Please be sure your seat belt is fastened."

As he looked around the aircraft, it became obvious that many of the passengers were becoming apprehensive. Later, the voice of the announcer said, "We are so sorry that we are unable to serve the meal at this time. The turbulence is still ahead of us."

And then the storm broke. The ominous cracks of thunder could be heard even above the roar of the engines. Lightening lit up the darkening skies and within moments that great plane was like a cork tossed around on a celestial ocean. One moment the airplane was lifted on terrific currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash.

The man confessed that he shared the discomfort and fear of those around him. He said, "As I looked around the plane, I could see that nearly all the passengers were upset and alarmed. Some were praying.

The future seemed ominous and many were wondering if they would make it through the storm. And then, I suddenly saw a girl to whom the storm meant nothing. She had tucked her feet beneath her as she sat on her seat and was reading a book.

Everything within her small world was calm and orderly. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would read again; then she would straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her world. When the plane was being buffeted by the terrible storm, when it lurched this way and that, as it rose and fell with frightening severity, when all the adults were scared half to death, that marvelous child was completely composed and unafraid."

The man could hardly believe his eyes. It was not surprising therefore, that when the plane finally reached its destination and all the passengers were hurrying to disembark, he lingered to speak to the girl whom he had watched for such a long time.

Having commented about the storm and behavior of the plane, he asked why she had not been afraid.

The sweet child replied,

"Sir, my Dad is the pilot and he is taking me home."

when you are sure of your self, your confident level is steady and you are never shaky you do the things calmly and successfully.

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Optimist Creed

 
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.


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To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.


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To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.


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To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.


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To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.


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To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.


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To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.


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To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.


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To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.


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To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.


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by Christian D. Larson in 1912,

adopted by Optimist International in 1922

[English] Boy and Tree

There was one time a very young boy, who used to spend time playing by a tree. One day he got bored and he said to the tree, "I'm bored, I've played with these toys too many times!" The tree replied, "OK, you can climb up on me and play on my branches." The boy got really happy with this suggestion and he had a lot of fun playing and sitting high up, on the branches of the tree. When he started school, he spent more time away from the tree, but one day he came back to it, and the tree was overjoyed to see its young companion, and it encouraged him to climb on, but he refused. "My clothes are going to get dirty if I climb up on you." So the tree thought for a while, and said, "OK, bring a rope and tie it to me, and you can use my branches as a swing." The boy liked that idea, so he did that too, and would come back every other day to sit for a while on that swing. Whenever he used to get hot, the tree told him to rest in its shade. As he got older, and moved on to college, times became harder on him and he ran short of food, so he went back to the tree which he had stopped visiting for a long time. The tree recognised him immediately and welcomed him, but he was hungry and complained to the tree, "I dont have any food to eat, my stomach is cringing with hunger." So the tree said, "Pull down my branches and take off the fruit, and fill yourself up." The young guy didnt even hesitate, but jumped up and tore off one of the smaller branches and ate to his fill. Over the weeks, he tore off all the branches and ate all the fruit. After the fruits had all gone, he went away and didnt come back to the tree. When he reached his middle ages, he came back to the tree and said to it, "I have been very successful in life. I have earned a lot of money, I have a huge house and I have found a great wife. Now I want to travel and see the world." The tree was now very old, but to help its long time companion, it didnt wait, and said, "Bring a saw, cut off my trunk and make a boat. Then you will see the wonders of the world." So again, without hesitation the man cut down the tree. The same tree which he had played on, ate its fruit, laid in its shade; he cut it down and made a boat. As soon as it was finished, he sailed away and wasnt seen by his people again. One day, an old man, walked past the tree. It hadnt recovered from the time he had cut it down. He went up to the tree, but didnt say anything. He felt the tears coming down from his eyes. This time the tree spoke in a faint voice, "I'm sorry. I dont have a trunk for you to climb, nor fruit for you to eat, nor branches of shade for you to lie in. All I have now are my deep roots." The old man whispered, "That's fine. Tree roots are the best place to lie down, snuggle up and sleep after a long life." The tree symbolizes our parents, and the boy symbolizes us. The moral of the story is that we make use of our parents like tissue, and use them all up, and dont even give thanks, but they stay with us till the very end.   Free-English-Course@yahoogroups.com

 
 

English] Nice Story (enlightenment) Free-English-Course@yahoogroups.com

 

A long time ago in China , a girl named Li-Li got married & went to live with her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time, Li-Li found that she couldn't get along with her mother-in-law at all.

Their personalities were very different, and Li-Li was angered by many of her mother-in-law's habits. In addition, she criticized Li-Li constantly.


Days passed, and weeks passed. Li-Li and her mother-in-law never stopped arguing and fighting.

But what made the situation even worse was that, according to ancient Chinese tradition, Li-Li had to bow to her mother-in-law and obey her every wish. All the anger and unhappiness in the house was causing Li-Li's poor husband! d great distress.


Finally, Li-Li could not stand her mother-in-! law's bad temper and dictatorship any longer, and she decided to do something about it! Li-Li went to see her father's good friend, Mr. Huang, who sold herbs.

She told him the situation and asked if he would give her some poison so that she could solve the problem once and for all.


Mr. Huang thought for awhile, and finally said, "Li-Li, I will help you solve your problem, but you must listen to me and obey what I tell you."

Li-Li said, "Yes, Mr. Huang, I will do whatever you tell me to do."Mr. Huang went into the back room, and returned in a few minutes with a package of herbs. He told Li-Li, "You can't use a quick-acting poison to get rid of your mother-in-law, because that would cause people to become suspicious Therefore, I have given you a number of herbs that will slowly build up poison in her body. Every other day prepare some delicious meal and put a little of these herbs in her serving.


Now, in order to make sure that nobody suspect you, when she dies, you must be very careful to act very friendly towards her. "Don't argue with her, obey her every wish, and treat her like a queen." Li-Li was so happy.

She thanked Mr. Huang and hurried home to start her plot of murdering her mother-in-law.


Weeks went by, and months went by, and every other day, Li-Li served the specially treated food to her mother-in-law. She remembered what Mr. Huang had said about avoiding suspicion, so she controlled her temper!r, obeyed her mother-in-law, and treated her like her own mother.


After six months had passed, the whole household had changed. Li-Li had practiced controlling her temper so much that she found that she almost never got mad or upset. She hadn't had an argument with her mother-in-law in six months because she now seemed much kinder and easier to get along with.


The mother-in-law's attitude toward Li-Li changed, and she began to love Li-Li like her own daughter. She kept telling friends and relatives that Li-Li was the best daughter-in-law one could ever find. Li-Li and her mother-in-law were now treating each other like a real mother and daughter.

Li-Li's husband was very happy to see what was happening. One day, Li-Li came to see Mr. Huang and asked for his help again She said, "Dear Mr. Huang, please help me to keep the poison from killing my mother-in-law. She's changed into such a nice woman, and I love her like my own mother. I do not want her to die because of the poison I gave her."


Mr. Huang smiled and nodded his head. "Li-Li, there's nothing to worry about. I never gave you any poison. The herbs I gave you were vitamins to improve her health. The only poison was in your mind and your attitude toward her, but that has been all washed away by the love which you gave to her."


HAVE YOU REALIZED that how you treat others is exactly how they will treat you? There is a wise Chinese saying: "The person who loves others will also be loved in return." God might be trying to work in another person's life through you. Send this to your friends and spread the POWER OF LOVE.

 

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BUMI DEMAM TINGGI!

 

Apa Anda merasakannya?

Malas berlama-lama di bawah sinar matahari?

Tidak juga dengan pertolongan topi atau payung?

Tidak cukup dengan kipas?

Kebutuhan pendingin ruangan kian tinggi?

Pagi terasa seperti siang yang menusuk?

Siang membuat dehidrasi?

Musim kemarau lebih panjang?

Demam berdarah dan malaria muncul dimana-mana?

Hujan deras tiba-tiba datang dan mengundang banjir?

 

Jawabannya, ya!

"Dekade 1990-an dan 2000-an adalah 10 tahun terpanas!"

World Meteorological Organization.

 

Kok bisa?

Permukaan bumi dilapisi dengan Gas Rumah Kaca (GRK). Ketika masuk atmosfer Bumi, panas matahari harus melewati panel ini. Kemudian diserap oleh tanah, air, dan ekosistem lain. Makanya, Bumi terasa hangat. Kalau tidak ada GRK, Bumi akan dingin dan beku. Proses ini disebut Efek Rumah Kaca. Secara alami GRK penting.

TAPI, GRK di atmosfer bertambah kian hari kian cepat. Bahkan terlalu cepat.

 
 

Alhasil, Bumi makin panas!

 

AKIBATNYA?

• Gletser di Kutub Utara dan Selatan mencair!
  
• 10 – 20% gletser di pegunungan Alpen hilang dalam 20 tahun mendatang.
  
• Gletser seluas 33.000 km2 di pegunungan Himalaya mencair
  
• Permukaan air laut naik 9 – 96 cm. Garis pantai bergeser dan penduduk pesisir pantai terancam mengungsi! Termasuk Indonesia.
  
• Sumber kebutuhan air tawar sepertiga penduduk dunia kering pada tahun 2100.
  
• Suhu air laut yang panas membuat terumbu karang menjadi putih dan mati, termasuk berbagai jenis ikan karang yang jadi sumber makanan manusia juga.
  
• Jumlah kelahiran penyu betina lebih banyak dibandingkan penyu jantan akibat suhu pengeraman yang lebih tinggi.
  
• 80% spesies tanaman dan binatang akan punah dalam 1 abad mendatang.
  
• Kekeringan dan kebakaran hutan di hutan tropis Indonesia kian tinggi. Bagaimana dengan orang utan dan habitatnya? Atau, kita, manusia?
  
• Beberapa jenis nyamuk pembawa penyakit, seperti demam berdarah dan malaria, menyebar keluar dari daerah tropis.
  
• Musim kemarau panjang dan musim hujan yang singkat à gagal panen, krisis pangan.
  
• Intensitas hujan yang hebat hingga terjadi badai besar, hujan keras, dan banjir.
  
• Kira-kira 150,000 jiwa tewas setiap tahunnya akibat pemanasan global. Tahun 2003, gelombang udara panas di Eropa menelan 25.482 jiwa.
  
• Perkiraan kerugian dari perubahan iklim mencapai USD 11 milyar atau sekitar Rp 110 trilyun per tahun!
  

 

KITA, PENYEBABNYA!

Kita seringkali menggunakan bahan bakar fosil (batu bara, gas alam, minyak bumi) dalam beraktivitas. Pertumbuhan penduduk, perkembangan industri, dan teknologi makin menambah parah jumlah emisi GRK yang dilepas ke udara.

 

Darimana datangnya GRK?

1. 37% total emisi CO2 datang dari sektor listrik à polutan terbesar: 23 trilyun ton emisi CO2 per tahun atau lebih dari 700 ton per detik dari pembangkit listrik berbahan bakar fosil.
   
2. Pembuangan transportasi.
   Kendaraan yang mengonsumsi 7,8 liter bahan bakar per 100 km dan menempuh jarak 16 ribu km, setiap tahunnya mengeluarkan emisi 3 ton CO2 ke udara!
   
3. Penggundulan atau pembakaran hutan.
   

 

Tahukah Anda?

Saat kita menonton TV, menyalakan AC, menyalakan lampu, menggunakan pengering rambut, bermain video game, menggunakan microwave, mencuci/mengeringkan pakaian dengan mesin cuci, menyetrika baju, dan semua aktivitas yang menggunakan listrik berarti kita sudah membuat Bumi bertambah panas.

 

Apa yang bisa SAYA lakukan?

Smat Saving:

1. Memilih teknologi terbaru yang membutuhkan energi sedikit namun tetap nyaman. Atau, ganti lampu hemat listrik. Menggunakan energi dengan bijaksana akan mengurangi kebocoran energi yang tidak perlu.
   
2. Lebih sedikit gunakan kendaraan dalam perjalanan singkat atau dekat. Jalan kaki, kayuh sepeda, naik mobil beramai-ramai, dan kendaraan umum, selain akan menghemat pengeluaran transport Anda, tentu saja mengurangi karbondioksida. Sekaligus olah raga, kan?
   
3. Periksa ban kendaraan Anda. Menjaga "kesehatan" ban Anda secara teratur mengurangi 10 kg karbondioksida di atmosfer.
   
4. Daur ulang sering-sering. Anda bisa menghemat 1200 kg karbondioksida per tahun HANYA dengan mendaur ulang setengah sampah kertas Anda sehari.
   
5. Butuh air hangat untuk mandi, air panas untuk minum kopi dan teh, atau mencuci pakaian? Gunakan secukupnya dan Anda mengurangi 420 kg karbondioksida per tahun. Banyak, kan?
   
6. Hindari membeli produk dengan bungkus berlapis-lapis. Tahukah Anda, setiap kali Anda mengurangi 10% sampah saja, Anda sudah mengurangi 600 kg karbondioksida.
   
7. Tanam pohon, tentu saja. Bayangkan, satu pohon saja bisa menghisap 1 ton karbondioksida sepanjang hidupnya.
   
8. Matikan alat elektronik! TV, DVD, VCD, MP3, stereo, komputer, games, ketika Anda tidak sedang menggunakannya. Anda menghemat beribu-ribu kg karbondioksida per tahun. Tak perlu dipindahkan ke posisi stand-by atau memasang timer karena listrik masih tetap mengalir. Jadi, padam sama sekali.
   

 

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Prime Minister of Japan

A true story from the Japanese Embassy in US:

Prime Minister Mori was given some basic English conversation training before he visits Washington and meets with President Bill Clinton.

The instructor told Mori " Prime Minister, when you shake hand with President Clinton,please say 'how are you'. Then Mr Clinton should say "I am fine, and you ?" Now you should say 'me too'.

Afterwards we translators will do all the work for you." It looks quite simple, but the truth is..

When Mori met Clinton, he mistakenly said "Who Are You?" Mr. Clinton was a
bit shocked but still managed to react with humor : "Well, I am Hilary's husband, ha ha..."
Then Mori replied confidently "Me too!"


"Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not."

English space from Free-English-Course@yahoogroups.com

Another Management Lesson

A wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in Africa, taking her faithful aged poodle named Cuddles, along for the company.

One day the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long, Cuddles discovers that she's lost. Wandering about, she notices a leopard heading rapidly in her direction with the intention of having lunch.

The old poodle thinks, "Oh, oh! I'm in deep doo-doo now!" Noticing some bones on the ground close by, she immediately settles down to chew on the bones with her back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is about to leap, the old poodle exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious leopard! I wonder if there are any more around here"

Hearing this, the young leopard halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees. "Whew!", says the leopard, "That was close! That old poodle nearly had me!"

Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the leopard. So off he goes, but the old poodle sees him heading after the leopard with great speed, and figures that something must be up. The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard.

The young leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here, monkey, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving canine!"

Now, the old poodle sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his back and thinks, "What am I going to do now", but instead of running, the dog sits down with her back to her attackers, pretending she hasn't seen them yet, and just when they get close enough to hear, the old poodle says:
"Where's that damn monkey? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another leopard!"

Moral of this story:
Don't mess with old farts...age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill!
Bullshit and brilliance only come with age and experience!

 

English space from Free-English-Course@yahoogroups.com

A Smart Driver

A driver is pulled over by a policeman. The police man approaches the driver's door.
"Is there a problem Officer?"
The policeman says, "Sir, you were speeding. Can I see your licence please?"
The driver responds, "I'd give it to you but I don't have one."
"You don't have one?"
The man responds, "I lost it four times for drink driving."
The policeman is shocked. "I see. Can I see your vehicle registration papers please?"
"I'm sorry, I can't do that."
The policeman says, "Why not?"
"I stole this car."
The officer says, "Stole it?"
The man says, "Yes, and I killed the owner."
At this point the officer is getting irate. "You what!?"
"She's in the boot if you want to see."
The Officer looks at the man and slowly backs away to his car and calls for back up. Within minutes, five police cars show up, surrounding the car. A senior officer slowly approaches the car, clasping his half drawn gun.
The senior officer says "Sir, could you step out of your vehicle please!"
The man steps out of his vehicle. "Is there a problem sir?"
"One of my officers told me that you have stolen this car and murdered the owner."
"Murdered the owner?"
The officer responds, "Yes, could you please open the boot of your car please?"
The man opens the boot, revealing nothing but an empty boot.
The officer says, "Is this your car sir?"
The man says "Yes," and hands over the registration papers.
The officer, understandably, is quite stunned. "One of my officers claims that you do not have a driving licence."
The man digs in his pocket revealing a wallet and hands it to the officer. The officer opens the wallet and examines the licence. He looks quite puzzled. "Thank you sir, one of my officers told me you didn't have a licence, stole this car, and murdered the owner."
The man replies, "I bet you, that the lying bas***d told you, I was speeding, too!"

English space from Free-English-Course@yahoogroups.com

Although, eventhough, dsb merupakan adverbial clause of contrast yang artinya menunjukkan adanya pertentangan antara dua kejadian atau peristiwa yang saling berhubungan.

Sebenarnya banyak sekali macam conjuction yang memiliki arti contrast (bertentangan). Hal ini antara lain dibagi sebagai berikut:

1. Contrast yang bersifat Concessive
   

• Although
  
• Though
  
• Even Though
  
• Even If
  
• Conceded That
  
• Admitted that
  
• Despite the fact that
  
• In Spite of the fact that
  
• Regardless of the fact that
  
• Notwithstanding the fact that
  

Semua Kata-kata itu memiliki arti kata meskipun dan walaupun..

1. Contrast yang bersifat Adversative
   

• Whereas
  
• While
  
• As the Time
  

Perbedaan antara keduanya yaitu kalau contrast yang bersifat concessive itu membandingkan dua kejadian yang masih ada hubungannya. Sementara kalau contrast yang bersifat adversative itu membandingkan dua kejadian yang benar-benar bertentangan. Lebih jelasnya lihat berikut:

1. Although it is late, we"ll stay a little longer

(meskipun terlambat kita akan tinggal sedikit lama lagi)

Dua kejadian yang masih ada hubungannya. Hal ini bersifat Consessive.
2. Farida want to stop, whereas I wanted to go

(Farida ingin berhenti, sedangkan saya ingin terus)

Dua kejadian yang benar-benar menunjukkan pertentangan. Hal ini bersifat Adversative

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The Axe Story

Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job with a timber merchant, and he got it. The salary was really good and so were the work conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best.

His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to work.

The first day, the woodcutter brought 18 trees

"Congratulations," the boss said. "Go on that way!"

Very motivated by the bossʼ words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, but could bring 15 trees only. The third day he tried even harder, but could bring 10 trees only. Day after day he was bringing less and less trees.

"I must be losing my strength", the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on.

"When was the last time you sharpened your axe?" the boss asked.

"Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees..."


Moral of the story:
Working hard is not enough; one has to keep on sharpening oneʼs skills.