0529

單字

0525

abandon

verb

to suddenly leave someone that you are with

ab-: from, away from

abnormal, abaxial, abuse

abuse

noun

cruel, violent, or unfair treatment, especially of someone who does not have the power to prevent it

ab-: from, away from

abroad, absorb, abend

collapse

verb

to suddenly fall down and become very ill or unconscious

collate, collector, colleague

drought

noun

a long period of time when there is little or no rain and crops die

droopy, dropkick, droppings

harsh

adjective

harsh conditions or places are unpleasant and difficult to live in

harpoon, harpsichord, harlot

0526

linked to

phrase

if people, things, or events are linked, they are related to each other in some way

linger, lingo, linguist

out of the question

phrase

used for saying that something is definitely not a possibility

impossible, unbelievable, no-go

resources

noun

something that you can use to help you to achieve something, especially in your work or study

re-: again, back, backward

regenerate, refurbish, retype

settlement

noun

a formal agreement that ends a disagreement

-ing: having the quality of

disturbing, surprising, encouraging

spray

verb

if you spray a liquid, or if it sprays, it is forced out of a container through a small hole into the air

sprawl, sprinkle, sprint

0527

standard of living

phrase

the type of life that a person or society has according to the amount of money that they have

life, lifestyle, existence

starvation

noun

a situation in which a person or animal suffers or dies because they do not have enough to eat

-ion/ation: action of, process of

indication, relaxation, perfection

breeze

noun

a light wind

breed, breeches, breathe

dust

noun

very small pieces of dirt that cover surfaces inside buildings like a powder

duplicate, durable, dustbin

generate

verb

to make money

general, generalship, generator

humid

adjective

hot and wet in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable

humorous, humus, humanoid

microclimate

noun

the weather or temperature in a specific small area, especially when this is different from the weather or temperature in the area

micro-: small

microprocessor, microelement, microbiology

0528

orient

verb

to have a particular emphasis or aim

originalisn, ornery, orphan

pedestrian

noun

someone who is walking, especially in a town or city, instead of driving or riding

ped-: foot

pedicure, expedition, pedal

promising

adjective

likely to be successful or very good

pro-: forward

progress, prospect, provision

renewable

adjective

a renewable contract, agreement etc can be continued for a longer period of time

re-: again, back, backward

regenerate, refurbish, retype

self-sufficient

adjective

able to provide everything that you need by yourself, without help from other people

seldom, select, selenium

0529

anthropologist

noun

a social scientist who studies people, societies, and cultures

-ist: believer in, expert of

romanticist, economist, nationalist

deforestation

noun

the process of removing the trees from an area of land-y: full of

de-: reduce, away, down, remove

decelerate, dethrone, debug

barrel

noun

a round wooden, metal, or plastic container with a flat top and bottom, used for storing liquids

barley, barmy, barnowl

pod

noun

the part of a space vehicle that can be separated from the main part

pockmark, podgy, podiatry

petro-dollars

noun

a unit of money earned by a country from selling oil to other countries

petition, petite, pessimistic

0522

筆記

詩歌欣賞

A Psalm of Life

BY HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW

What The Heart Of The Young Man Said To The Psalmist.

Tell me not, in mournful numbers,

   Life is but an empty dream!

For the soul is dead that slumbers,

   And things are not what they seem.

Life is real! Life is earnest!

   And the grave is not its goal;

Dust thou art, to dust returnest,

   Was not spoken of the soul.

Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,

   Is our destined end or way;

But to act, that each to-morrow

   Find us farther than to-day.

Art is long, and Time is fleeting,

   And our hearts, though stout and brave,

Still, like muffled drums, are beating

   Funeral marches to the grave.

In the world’s broad field of battle,

   In the bivouac of Life,

Be not like dumb, driven cattle!

   Be a hero in the strife!

Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant!

   Let the dead Past bury its dead!

Act,— act in the living Present!

   Heart within, and God o’erhead!

Lives of great men all remind us

   We can make our lives sublime,

And, departing, leave behind us

   Footprints on the sands of time;

Footprints, that perhaps another,

   Sailing o’er life’s solemn main,

A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,

   Seeing, shall take heart again.

Let us, then, be up and doing,

   With a heart for any fate;

Still achieving, still pursuing,

   Learn to labor and to wait.

²  主角

Ø   男 hero

Ø   女 heroine

²  paper soap 紙肥皂

²  tabloid 八卦小報

²  紡紗有關

Ø   spin 紡紗的輪

Ø   spinster 老小姐(因為嫁不出去的老小姐大多以紡織女工維生)

²  推銷

Ø   solicitor 律師

Ø   solicitation 推銷

²  Hotto 校訓

²  CP: credit performance

²  SOP: standard of Process

²  onomatopoeia 擬聲詞

ü   To love is to act. -Victor Hugo 敦愛篤行

ü   天哪！(文雅的用法，意義 =  OMG)

n   Good gracious!

n   My goodness!

ü   How very vexing? 困惑

ü   What a nuisance. 討厭

ü   Thank you for talking it so well. 謝謝你大人有大量

ü   Share a flat with other girls. 與其他女孩同住一套公寓(英式)

ü   I’ll write you very often. 我們保持聯絡

ü   How kind of you to remind me. 如此善良的你提醒了我

單字

0518

charge

noun

an amount of money that you have to pay, especially when you visit a place or when someone does something for you

charge for, free of charge, at no extra charge

foe

noun

a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another

foam, focal, fodder

formidable

adjective

very impressive in size, power, or skill and therefore deserving respect and often difficult to deal with

-able: inclined to be, likely to be done

acceptable, readable, adaptable

frailty

noun

the condition of having a weak character or weak moral standards

-ty: condition of being

security, safety, loyalty

gaze

verb

to look at someone or something for a long time, for example because they are attractive or interesting, or because you are thinking of something else

gawk, gavotte, gazelle

0519

grunt

noun

to make a short low sound in your throat and nose at the same time

groyne, grudge, grueling

hold your ground

phrase

to not move when someone attacks you or is going to attack you

fight off, fend off, stand up to

majestic

adjective

big, beautiful, or impressive in a calm and serious way

-ic, -ical: relating to, resembling

scenic, geometric, geographical

menacing

adjective

intended to threaten or frighten someone

-ing: having the quality of

disturbing, surprising, encouraging

nostrils

noun

one of the two holes at the end of your nose

nosh, nostalgia, nostrum

0520

retreat

verb

to avoid a dangerous, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation, especially by moving away from it

re-: again, back, backward

regenerate, refurbish, retype

sideways

noun

to, towards, or from one side

sidelong, sidereal, sidesaddle

snarl

verb

if an animal such as a dog or a lion snarls, it makes an angry sound in its throat and shows its teeth

smudge, smuggler, smutty

spine-chilling

adjective

a spine-chilling story, book, film etc is very frightening

abridged, autobiographical, biographical

come clean

phrase

to tell the truth about something that you have kept secret

admit, grant, concede

despair

noun

the feeling that a situation is so bad that nothing you can do will change it

de-: reduce, away, down, remove

decelerate, dethrone, debug

fury

adjective

-y: full of

clumsy, tricky, hairy

0521

growl

verb

if an animal growls, it makes a frightening or unfriendly low noise

growl, groyne, grubby

in the same boat

phrase

in the same difficult or unpleasant situation

pressed, oppressed, deadlocked

intently

adjective

concentrating hard on something

-ly: used with many adjectives to make adverbs meaning in a particular way

quietly, quickly, angrily

outlast

verb

to last longer, or to continue to be successful for longer, than someone or something else

outnumber, outrageous, outset

petrifying

adjective

to frighten someone so much that they cannot move or decide what to do

-ing: having the quality of

disturbing, surprising, encouraging

0522

prick up (one’s) ears

phrase

to start listening to something very carefully because it sounds interesting

hear out, listen, hear from

rusty

noun

a rusty metal object is covered in rust

-y: full of

clumsy, tricky, hairy

tame

adjective

a tame animal has been trained to stay calm when people are near it, because it is used to being with them

tandem, tangential, tangerine

twitch

verb

to make a sudden short movement

twitter, twixt, twine

melodiously

adverb

beautiful to listen to

-ous/-ious: a. having the quality of

famous, advantageous, mysterious

0515

筆記

²  流行

Ø   trendy 流行的

Ø   movement: a kind of trend

²  coincidence 巧合

ü   make her one of us 讓她成為我們的一份子(娶她)

ü   Good gracious! 天哪！(文雅的用法，意義 =  OMG)

單字

0511

displace

verb

to force someone to leave their own country and live somewhere else

dis-: not

dislike, disagree, discontinue

domestic

adjective

relating to people’s homes and family life

dom- : home

dominance, dominate, domicile

layout

noun

the way in which the different parts of something are arranged

laxative, layoff, lazarus

maintenance

noun

work that is done to keep something such as a building, machine, or piece of equipment repaired and in good condition

main-: principal, major

maintain, mainland, maintenance

movement

noun

a group of people who share the same aim and work together to achieve it

-ment: a suffix of nouns, often concrete, denoting an action or resulting state ( abridgment; refreshment), a product ( fragment), or means ( ornament).

compliment, statement, department

0512

partition

noun

a wall, screen, or piece of glass used to separate one area from another in a room or vehicle

-ion/ation: action of, process of

indication, relaxation, perfection

practical

adjective

involving or relating to real situations and events

-ic, -ical: relating to, resembling

scenic, geometric, geographical

prior

adjective

happening, existing, or done before a particular time

pri- : first

prime, prioritize, prince

storage

noun

the act of storing something

-age: the action, result or state of

shortage, reportage, parentage

decrease

verb

to become less

decline, depress, decay

0513

architect

noun

someone whose job is to design buildings

arch- : chief, ancient 

archaic, archbishop, archaeology

vacuum

noun

a space that has had all the air and any other gases removed from it

vac- : empty

vacancy, vacation, evacuate

radiance

noun

happiness that you can see in someone’s appearance or smile

-ance: action, state, quality or process

absorbance, abundance, acceptance

transformation

noun

a change into someone or something completely different, or the process by which this happens

trans-: change, move

transcode, transmigrate, transvest

replicate

verb

to do or make something again in the same way as before

re-: again, back, backward

regenerate, refurbish, retype

float

verb

to rest or move slowly on the surface of a liquid and not sink

fling, flirt, flirtatious

impose on

phrase

to be a bother to someone; to make a request of something to someone

impregnate with, impress, impress as

0514

mount

verb

if a particular feeling mounts, it gets stronger over a period of time

motorist, motormouth, mourn

ongoing

adjective

still happening or being done

-ing: having the quality of

disturbing, surprising, encouraging

shift

verb

if an idea, attitude, or plan shifts, or if someone shifts it, it changes

sheriff, shipment, shingle

shortage

noun

a lack of something that you need or want

-age: the action, result or state of

storage, reportage, parentage

suspend

verb

to officially stop someone from doing their job or from going to school for a limited time because they have done something wrong

-pend/-pens: use up, hang

expense, expenditure, spend

0515

tear down

phrase

to destroy or remove a structure or part of a structure

pull down, tear down, wreck

remote control

noun

a piece of equipment that you use for controlling a machine such as a television or stereo system from a short distance away

con-: together, extension

connect, connatural, conjoined

sepia

adjective

something that is sepia is a red-brown colour

sentiment, sentinel, separable

maximize

verb

to make something as large as possible

-ize: make or cause to become

realize, organize, popularize

briefcase

noun

a case for carrying documents and other things to work

-case: examine, inspect

showcase, uncase, incase