tfac newsletter vol. 53
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Dear All: First of all, let us wish you a "Happy Valentine's Day!" Chinese Valentine's Day is tomorrow, the 7th day of July according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar! On the other hand, in the Chinese Lunar Calendar, July refers to "the month of ghost" or the "Ghost Month." In this volume, we briefly share the tale of the "Ghost Month," and we hope that the Ghost Month would not be too terrify for you. We also include a short report of the "English Service Emblem, " it's a promotional event that Tainan City Government have planned for stores and brands in Tainan in order to enhance their English skills and most importantly to create a friendly English environment for foreigners in Tainan. Moreover, for compact vehicle drivers, backseat passengers are now required to buckle up! Lastly, having trouble ordering food? Take a look of our Everyday Taiwanese!TRANSCRIPT
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ENGLISH SERVICESEMBLEMstage onecontact us | 0800 024 111 [email protected]
We have shortlisted 16 shops with excellent
performances for the Golden Grade English
Services Emblem, and 31 including the Silver
Grade Emblem. To be awarded Gold, the products
must be labeled correctly, and shopkeepers must
be fluent in English and of course, welcoming and
friendly when serving the customers. There will be
a second stage soon. We will keep you posted.a second stage soon. We will keep you posted.
The Tainan City Government began a series of events started in March to promote businesses and companies to raise their English service abilities. After several sessions of English lesson and in-shop tutorials, it was time to do a check up on the progress.
top scorer
No.1 Chi Mei Medical CenterNo.2 Hua Wei Xiang Duck MeatNo.3 Chun's FlavorNo.4 Green HouseNo.5 Green AtmanNo.6 Taxi--Ye, Feng Chao
390
Telephone Tutorial
total hours of tutorial
308
English Lessons
In-Shop Tutorial
total shops
160
Chosen by TFAC
Chosen by CPC
shops by category
Food vendors_42Food retailer_35Cafe/Restaurant_28Drink_22Bed&Breakfast_10Transportation_6Hospital_2Hospital_2Others_15
the report+
7486 180
85
43
comments
IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF CITIZENS ON THE ROAD, MINISTRY OF
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION HAS PROMULGATED A NEW POLICY ON
AUGUST 1ST, 2011 AS THE FOLLOWING, THE DRIVER, THE PASSENGER, AND
BACKSEATS OF ANY COMPACT VEHICLE ARE NOW REQUIRED TO FASTEN THE
SEATBELT. MEANWHILE, MAYOR LAI IS SINCERELY HOPING THAT EVERYONE OBEYS
TRAFFIC RULES AND STAYS AWAY FROM HAZARDS, KEEPING YOURSELF SAFE AND
ALSO PROTECTING OTHERS.
華商
The Seventh Lunar Month (農曆七月) is commonly known as the "Ghost Month" (鬼月). In urban legends, the hell gate will be open during this month, and will be closed at the 29th day of the month (2011/7/31~8/28).
Based on recent researches, the Seventh Lunar Month in ancient periods were used to be an auspicious month. JhuYuanJhang (朱元璋), the emperor and the founder of Ming Dynasty, believed in Fengshui (風水) and did not allow folks and the royal families sharing the auspicious time of the auspicious day, therefore he sent out fake Taoists and spread rumors that the Seventh Lunar Month is the unlucky Ghosts Month.
Taiwanese immigrating after the Ming Dynasty, completely transplanted the
pseudo customs to Taiwan. It accidentally becomes the only group of Chinese that keeps the custom of the Ghost Month.
There are two big festivals during this month: Cisi (七夕, the 7th day of the Seven Lunar Month, 2011/8/6) & Jhongyuan Festival (中元節, the 15th day of the Seven Lunar Month, 2011/8/14).
The 15th day of the Seventh Lunar Month (農曆七月十五, 2011/8/14) is called "Jhongyuan Festival" (中元節) by Taoism, and nicknamed the "Ghost Festival" (鬼節). According to the legends, the hell gate will be open during the Seventh Lunar Month for a month. All unclaimed souls will come out from the underworld and accept people's support in this world.
Introduction to
鬼月the Ghost Month
LESSON 8. HOW COULD I USE CORRECT TAIWANESE TO ORDER BENTO?
EverydayTaiwaneseEverydayTaiwanese
Living
三杯雞飯 [ㄕㄢ ㄅㄨㄝ ㄍㄟ ㄅㄣ/ sam bue ge bng]：chicken
fired with wine, seasame oil and soy sauce on rice
排骨飯[ㄅㄞˊ good ㄅㄣ/ bai gut bng]:pork chop on rice
雞腿飯[ㄍㄟ ㄊㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄣ/ge tui bng]:chicken leg on rice
魚肚飯[ㄏ一ˊ ㄉㄡˋ ㄅㄣ/ hi do bng]:fish belly on rice
魚排飯[ㄏ一ˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄣ/ hi bai bng]:fish fillet on rice
炒飯[ㄔㄚˋ ㄅㄣ/ cha bng]: fried rice
炒麵[ㄔㄚˋ ㄇ一/ cha mi]: fried oodle炒麵[ㄔㄚˋ ㄇ一/ cha mi]: fried oodle
INTRODUCTION
Without having English or pictured menus, foreigners are often having trouble Without having English or pictured menus, foreigners are often having trouble
deciding what to order, and it’s a situation that is very likely occurred in bento shops.
As we known, bento is the cheapest and the most convenient meal in Taiwan.
However, the most bento shops don’t have English menu and even staffs are not
qualified with any English skill. This lesson is teaching you how to order your meal
in the bento shop.
Didyou know?
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nping Dist., Tainan City
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