現代人缺乏規律運動和健康飲食內容，多半是周末放假整天窩在家裡，除了不想再應付許多複雜的人情事故外，也隱藏許多情緒障礙無法排解的問題，進而演變成社交障礙或與人群疏遠(SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL)的行為模式：身為外食族，要三餐取得蔬果和多纖維、低油、低鈉的飲食內容，但同時低頭看自己的預算(budget)限度後，也很難盡情地大快朵頤(eat to one's heart content)，這實在很為難在外打拼的遊子。找天放假時去家裡附近傳統市場走走和水果攤(fruit stall)晃晃，可以買到比較健康物美價廉(inexpensive)的水果，而不是依賴加工過(processed)、調味過(flavored)，甚至由缺乏衛生清潔環境所提供的蔬果。傳統印象許多人口中的富貴病-糖尿病，只偏重在奢侈飲食和高油、高脂攝食習慣的人們身上找到；但近年來，從國家富足度而斷定糖尿病的去向，也慢慢有了轉型，反而是從醫藥系統不發達的中低開發國家中，糖尿病反而變成常客，也是發現在基因中有了缺陷(genetic defect)，最後就產生了遺傳上的病症移轉，讓人生瞬間成了黑白，也迫使讓自己的生活充滿許多不便(inconvenience)和負擔(burden)了。
接下來我們要用短句的形式讓同學可以藉由英文的表達和相關語句來描述糖尿病有關的病症，也可以再一次教育自己有關糖尿病的基本形成以及後續可能會延伸的併發症，但其實只要維持健康的生活型態就可以和國人常見的慢性病說BYE BYE了！別忘記要大聲念出來，並且確認自己有把重點單字和訊息的語調提高，讓自己可以順利的把句子分解出不同的小單位，然後朗讀中加入重音以及拉長語氣顯示重要性，長期地糾正自己的發音語調以及慢慢摸索出情緒表達的時機，要講好一口流利又有說服力的英文並非難事喔！從短句開始的累積就是將來一整篇演講的基礎，所以老師常提醒同學：就是要盡了全力，才能夠看起來毫不費力，慢工出細活，才有紮實的成就。那麼我們就開始用開放的心態來投入今天的話題Diabetes吧！
1. Diabetes is a chronically disease in which the high amount of sugar glucose can be found in the body and occurred without distinct symptoms. That's why it has been considered " silent " without obvious signs at the early stage.
◆chronical(a.)慢性的→chronical disease慢性病* (acute disease急劇疾病)？Chronicle(n.)年曆
◆sugar glucose葡萄糖 V.S. gout 痛風V.S. osteoporosis骨質疏鬆
◆occur(v.)發生→ Conflict can occur without any distinct reasons.(爭執的產生有時候並無明確的原因。)
◆symptom(n.)症狀→The stomach flu can bring forth some symptoms, lurking for the first few days.(潛伏期會在前幾天，腸胃炎可以引發許多症狀。)
糖尿病這種慢性病會在人體內發現較高濃度的葡萄糖，而並沒有特別顯著的徵狀。早期並沒有許多跡象可循，所以許多人們都將糖尿病視為"沉默"的疾病。
2. As diabetes progresses, there are a multitude of issues coming along, such as weight gain, elevated hunger and thirst, foot ulcers, blurred vision, which will give way to high risk of heart disease, stroke, and even eye problems.
當糖尿病開始發威的時候，許許多多的問題都會接踵而至，像是：體重增加，增加的飢餓感和口渴感，腳部潰爛，眼睛視線模糊，這些都會演變成高風險的心臟病、中風，或其他的眼睛疾病。
3. Unfortunately, diabetes is irreversible once onset has occurred.But people can avoid this disease with a healthy lifestyle.
不幸地，一旦有了開端，糖尿病是不可逆的疾病。但是如果有健康的生活方式是可以讓糖尿病不會找上門的喔！
『Daily Reminder： Get + N/Np in writing』每日專欄重要表達
經典好句：" Please get the contract in writing, or your verbal agreement wont' do you any good on court.(合約請白紙黑字地如實寫下，不然口頭協議根本在法庭站不住腳！)保障自己的權益很重要！
※verbal(a.)=spoken口說的
EX.：Our company adopted zero tolerance of verbal fights among co-workers. The hostility will poison the overall workplace morale.我們公司對於同事間的爭吵採取嚴格態度處理，因為這樣的敵對定會打擊整個的士氣。)
※physical(a.)=tend to be the structure of an organism or animal(whose ability to develop some performances)肢體的；生理上的
EX.： Don't make me get physical.= You'd better leave before I get violent.
不要逼我動粗(=在我要動手前你最好快點離開或住口。)
EX.： Surprisingly, Taiwanese often feel really uncomfortable with the physical contact in public venues while foreign labors or immigrants from southeastern or western countries can always feel at ease in both spacious or crowded places.(令人驚訝地，在台灣的人們對於在公共場合的肢體接觸感到相當不適；然而，從東南亞或西方國家的外籍勞工或新移民，他們不管在寬敞或擁擠的地方都可以很從容！)
※speechless(a.)=can hardly utter a word under some circumstances out of embarrassment or rage(無言以對的)
EX.： Your complaint about the awful attitude of the waitress at the restaurant really made me totally speechless. Why didn't you just inform the restaurant owner or the manager of your upset dining experience there？ There's nothing I can do for you.
(對於餐廳服務生惡劣的態度，這樣的抱怨讓我很無言以對。為什麼你那個時候不去通知餐廳老闆或是值班經理關於你非常不悅的用餐經驗呢？我愛莫能助！)
<布萊恩的英文日記故事>：練習寫出自己的英文日記也可以交換日記增加學習生活英文的樂趣和找出更多的口語英文的延伸用法喔！英英字典是你我的好朋友！
Dear Diary,
Every day, life fills my days with endless wonders and some unexpected encounters. This evening, it came to me when I let my guard down while commuting on my usual trip home. It's approximately three to ten when lowering my head to check the time slipping by;meanwhile, there's no sign of my bus approaching, but the obnoxiously annoying flies kept harassing me in the stuffy humid weather.
親愛的日記，如同往常每天充滿不同的驚奇和預料不到的體驗；今天傍晚，等著回家的公車也整個人呈現極度鬆散的狀態。大約晚間九點五十七分，我看著手錶上的時間就這麼消逝而去，但我的公車卻一點影子都沒有出現，只有令人髮指討厭極致的蒼蠅在蒸溽氣候中不斷騷擾我。
When my shuttle finally arrived, I leapt upon the stairs leading to my seat where it was always my favorite in the dark corner which made it difficult for the drive to peep through me from the rear mirrors.Me, nibbling the bread, sorry for my enormously good appetite. Cannot help！Show some respect for my privacy, okay？ Collapsing in my rough but acceptable seat after the long day draining all my energy, I quickly felt sleepy and yawned for more oxygen as most exhausted brains required.(sometimes a nerve wreck like me could forget breathing while gluing my face to the desktop screen at the office for hours, the stress from work was not the thing everybody might handle well.)
當我的接駁車終於抵達，我就直接跳上公車階梯上往我最喜歡的角落座位殺去，這樣駕駛才不會老是從後照鏡偷看我--偷吃麵包啦！哈，誰叫我的好胃口無上限呢！好啦！尊重一下我的隱私權好嗎？在一天困頓精疲力盡後，整個人就癱在有點硬梆梆勉強可以接受的座位上。整個人非常的睏，而且似乎大腦很需要氧氣而打著哈欠(有時候我因為在上班時候太專注在電腦螢幕上看了好幾個小時，竟然神經質到忘了喘氣，只能說工作上的壓力不是每個人都可以勝任愉快的喔！)
In the middle of my evening siesta, my head remained tilted, nodding like listening to some lectures attentively or a fishing pole pulled by a starving fish in the stream; my snoring was identical to the rumbling sound from the working engines in sync with the bumpy ride I consider as the best lullaby ever rocking me to sweet dreams.
Not knowing how long it had taken on the ride, I was sobered up by a wave of pungent smell from the two passengers carrying their luggage on the bus. Ironically, the seemingly fragrant but dense perfume they were wearing could turn everything in my stomach sour and gave me a hard time breathing.
在我的傍晚小睡時間，我的頭呈現微傾的狀態，打盹著邊點著頭好像專心地聽課也像是飢腸轆轆的小魚在小溪流裡咬著正在釣魚的魚竿；我的打呼聲竟跟著車子的引擎聲同步和顛簸道路進行，這就像是我聽過最令人能進入甜蜜夢鄉的搖籃曲了！不知道已經搭了多久的車子了，通常有一陣濃到反胃的香水味把我立刻喚醒了，原來是兩個拖著行李正上車的旅客。諷刺地，他們擦著濃到化不開的香水讓我整個胃腸都抗議了，而且我甚至無法好好的呼吸)
No exaggeration and unfortunately all the windows were tightly sealed for the sake of passenger's safety. Actually, I was dying here and the so-called lifesaving plan could be likely to jeopardize my life at this very moment. Pinching my nose didn't do any tricks but the only thing I could do was pray for the time jumping out of the bus for some fresh air for my screaming, vulnerable lungs to such exceedingly fashionable, overwhelming pollutant turning my night into a sheer nightmare.
我可沒在誇張喔！更慘的是所有的窗戶都封死了為了"乘客的安全"！事實上我差點就死在車上了，這個所謂的安全方案事實上很有可能就在那一刻真的奪走我寶貴的性命。貼緊鼻子根本起不了任何作用，我唯一想做的事情就是快點跳出公車呼吸新鮮空氣，然後替我非常無辜的肺大叫一場，對於這種太過時尚又驚天動地的汙染味道，果然讓我的夜晚成了最大的夢魘！)
英文單字及表達大觀園
1. let one's guard down放下警戒心
EX.： Whenever traveling abroad by backpacking, you never ever let your guard if fear of being the target of robbers.
2. commute通勤→commuter通勤族(n.)
EX.： As a commuter, I go for the shuttle service from my place to the airport. It's relatively safer and more convenient. It's great to catch some Zs on the bus.
3. approximately大約地(adv.)
EX.： The train will arrive in approximately in five minutes.
4.time slipped away時間飛逝
EX.： The moment that I received the diploma from the school principal, the time had slipped through my fingers while pursuing my dream all alone by myself.
5.obnoxious令人感到可恨的
6.harass騷擾
7.peep through偷窺
8.yawn打哈欠
9.nerve wreck神經兮兮的人
10.identical與N相似的
11.in sync with 與N同步進行
12.siesta午休(西班牙文)
13.attentive專注的
14.snore打呼
15.pungent令人感到刺鼻的
16.lullaby搖籃曲
17.ironically諷刺地
18.fragrant充滿香氣的
19.dense濃郁的
20.sober sb up使人立刻清醒
21.passenger乘客
22.turn things in stomach sour胃部感到一陣作嘔
23.exaggeration誇飾的說法
24.unfortunately不幸地
25.for the sake of ....為了某種目的
26.jeopardize危害(生命或計畫)