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想要親自完成這本書 (也是第一本喔!) 的原因是發現自己的學生，不管英文程度高低，只要碰到過去完成(進行)式都會卡關。心想: 為何不完成一本針對這種時態的書，來幫助有需要的學生和讀者呢？
這些年在英文教學上的經驗，發現許多文法課本都用單一句子來解釋文法概念。多年的教學經驗讓自己意識到單句並無法給學生一個仔細並完整的情境。就因為不知道在何種情境下需要使用過去完成(進行)式，所以學生學了就忘。如果坊間很難找到針對單一文法而寫的故事，那就自己捲起袖子來製作英文學習者所需要的故事文法書吧!
本書是由三個自己對人生有所感悟的故事為主軸，並對它們進行設計與編排。每篇故事都由幾個長度適當的段落完成，讓讀者能輕鬆的分段閱讀並且辨認本書所針對的文法句型，來完成段落下方的句子。藉由三個故事讓讀者重覆辨認並書寫句型、練習過去完成(進行)式的題目及填空(二個故事)、和閱讀過去完成(進行)式文法概念解釋。讓讀者完全了解何時應該使用過去完成(進行)式。
本書的書名 Silver Lining，是指每朵雲旁邊都會有光亮的銀邊。Every cloud has a silver lining 這句話很常在英語世界被提到，而它的引申意思是，不管如何日子如何困難黑暗，也總會有一絲希望。所以對英文文法没信心的讀者們，只要別放棄就能有一絲絲希望。咱們一步步來，總是可以學會的。
“Strangers with Some Memories”
Dear you,
Do you remember the good time we had? When we were so close in heart, we hanged out a lot, laughed a lot, and went wild from time to time. I had tried many times to call you. However, my courage slipped away whenever I took out my smart phone from my pocket. I didn’t know how to start the first opening line even though I had practiced saying hi for a thousand times.
Yesterday, I stopped by the coffee shop, Remember Me. We had so much good time in Remember Me. I ordered a cup of Mocha with double syrup, just the way you liked your Mocha to be made. I was wondering if you had ever thought of the old time just like how I was doing yesterday in the coffee shop with smiles. Or was I the only one who considered this broken friendship as a comma, not a period?
It’s sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew. “It’s sad,” I thought when I was drinking Mocha. Maybe we’re now just strangers. We’re just strangers with some memories.
Yours,
A stranger with some memories with you
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