餐廳英文一字由來

今天看了一篇文章，介紹餐飲的歷史，其中說明餐廳這一個字的歷史由來覺得很有趣。

餐廳英文restaurant，以前小時候還不太會用音韻來背單子，只知道在計算紙上邊寫邊念硬背起來，原來這個字來自於法文restorante，意指有強身滋補功效restorative，原因是因為當時有個小酒館供應一道菜有強身功效的典型鄉間菜，然後被告上法庭，因為不能在酒館供應食物，後來小酒館主人打贏官司，也就眾所皆知了。後續餐廳開始發展是從一些過去為君主或貴族工作的廚師，因為怕跟他們一起上斷頭台，所以紛紛逃至鄉間，以開餐廳維生。

現在覺得學一個語言一定要懂得字面背後的歷史含意，這樣才容易連結起來。

Diglossia (雙層語言)

When I was surfing "Deutsch-lernen.com", there is a page telling the relation between Switzertütsch and standard German is a diglossia. Looked up the dictionary, diglossia this word means to me that a second language spoken in a country. But what is the difference between diglossia and bilingual? After digging out, diglossia usually is divided into high-variety and low-variety. High-variety is spoken in formal and low-variety is what we speak in daily communication. Bilingual means total different language system. 

語言交換

到底是怎麼語言交換的呢？

公司之前開了一門英文課程，很幸運的有跟老師小熟，藉由朋友需要語言交換之需求，在公司英文課程結束後主動跟老師接洽，並提出語言交換。老師也希望能多多練習中文，所以今天我們就約了Costco。

所以邊走邊逛邊說中文及英文，但是總覺得可能不太熟，很難聊起來...

language exchange

Have you done any language exchange?

In Taiwan, most of people, especial ladies, love to do language exchange because it is free to practice English. So do I.

One of my best friends is going to study in England and by this chance I contacted directly the English teacher who was hired by my company and the first time class was in Costco. He mentioned that it is really unfair because pretty ladies always can do langauge exchange for free and men should pay. Well, I agree. But men always make more money than women in the same position, right?

In Costco, we chatted and tried our best to have a theme to discuss. However, I think because we are not that familiar, it is really hard to talk and talk and talk.

So for me, it is not that effective...and thinking if there is another way to practice...