Essay Writing Skills 1. Topic sentence: The main idea.

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1 Essay Writing Skills 1. Topic sentence: The main idea.
2. Supporting sentences: Examples or details. 3. Conclusion sentence: Wrap up the article and respond to the topic sentence.

2 Translating Skills 1. Choose the right tense.
2. Figure out word order. 3. Use the accurate vocabulary and phrases. 4. Check the punctuations.

3 Translating the lyrics into English
每當夜幕低垂的時候 我的心隨風喚醒 Whenever bathed in twilight, my heart’s awakened by the breeze. Whenever bathed in twilight, my heart’s awakened by the breeze.

4 默盼故鄉伊人平安回 相伴的愛永不渝 Wishing my lover faraway would come back,
True love never changes.

5 每當晨光初上的時候 我的心隨光燃起 Whenever bathed in daybreak, my heart’s kindled by the light.

6 莫為時空穿戴而分離 Never will we part even though time passes by.

7 相惜的情永不移 True love will be everlasting.

8 Look back on the way we were, and
走過人生浪潮 絲絲話語愛在心頭 Look back on the way we were, and Your love whispers wandered in my mind.

9 擁抱今生今世情與愛 相隨到天邊 Embrace the love through our lifetime; It’ll go with you wherever you go.

10 期盼天佑我良緣 May the sky witness our love.

11 地伴我長年 May the earth promise it to me.

12 An essay for Love Lies in Taking Each Other to Heart
After reading the story “Love Lies in Taking Each Other to Heart,” Do you think whether the MV touched Carolyn’s heart or not? If yes, why? If no, why not? Your supporting ideas are supposed to convince the readers of how you think about this story. Your writing must begin with the following sentence, “I think Carolyn would come back as soon as possible because….” Or “I don’t think Carolyn would come back because…” __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________