1. P.G.
G: general audience
2. de-: away from
ex:departure decline default
3. find fault with: to criticize someone or something, especially without good reasons
4. SARS: respiratory(breathing) system, nerve system, circulate system, digestive system
5. spinal cord: the set of nerves inside the spine that connect the brain to other nerves in the body
6. slanting typeface: used on major feature and book title
7. loft = high
8. graduate school
under graduate: college
9. get bored with
10. neurotic(a.): behaving strangely or in an anxious (= worried and nervous) way, often because you have a mental illness.
11. freeze, froze
12. blush = turn red
13. spherical
sphe-: round shape
14. diagnosis
dia-: go through
ex: dialog
15. synchronize: to (cause to) happen at the same time
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2013/10/25
1. besmirch: to say bad things about someone to influence other people's opinion of them
His accusations were false, but they served to besmirch her reputation.
2. besotted: completely in love with someone and always thinking of them
He was so completely besotted with her that he couldn't see how badly she treated him.
3. bestir: to become active after a period of rest
I'd better bestir myself there's work to be done.
4. bestow: to give something as an honor or present
The Chancellorship of the University was bestowed upon her in 2010.
5. bestride: to sit or stand with a leg on either side of an object or animal
He bestrode the chair as though it were a horse.
2013/10/28
1. betroth: to cause someone to promise formally to marry someone
She was betrothed to her cousin at an early age.
2. bewilder: to confuse someone
The instructions completely bewildered me.
3. bewitch: to attract or interest someone a lot so that you have the power to influence them
He was bewitched by her beauty.
4. bias: the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment
The government has accused the media of bias.
5.bicker: to argue about things that are not important
Will you two stop bickering!
2013/10/29
1. bid: to offer a particular amount of money for something that is for sale and compete against other people to buy it, especially at a public sale of goods or property
She knew she couldn't afford it, so she didn't bid.
2. bigamy: the crime of marrying a person while already legally married to someone else
In court, he admitted that he had committed bigamy.
3. bighead: someone who thinks that they are more important or cleverer than they really are
He's always boasting. He's such a bighead!
4. billow: to spread over a large area, or (especially of things made of cloth) to become filled with air and appear to be larger
Smoke billowed (out) from the burning building.
5. bind: to tie something tightly or to fasten something
They bound the packages with brightly colored ribbon.
2013/10/30
1. binge: an occasion when an activity is done in an extreme way, especially eating, drinking, or spending money
The annual office binge (= party) is in December.
2. core: the basic and most important part of something
The lack of government funding is at the core of the problem.
3. bitty: made up of a lot of different things that do not fit together well
I enjoyed the film but I found it quite bitty, jumping from one family's story to another.
4. blanch: to turn pale, for example because you are shocked
While most people would blanch at the prospect of so much work, Daniels seems to enjoy it.
5. bland: not having a strong taste or character or not showing any interest or energy
I find chicken a little bland.
10/31
1. blarney: friendly and pleasant way of talking that makes someone good at persuading people to do things:
Don't listen to any of his blarney!
2. blast: to explode or destroy something or someone with explosives, or to break through or hit something with a similar, very strong force:
A tunnel was to be blasted through the mountains.
3. blatant: describes something bad that is very obvious or intentional
The whole episode was a blatant attempt to gain publicity.
4. bleak: If a place is bleak, it is empty, and not welcoming or attractive
The house stands on a bleak, windswept moor.
5. bleat: to complain in an annoying way
She's always bleating (on) about how badly she's been treated.
2013年10月27日 星期日
2013年10月19日 星期六
第六週上課筆記+五個單字
1. monitor, kilometer
/a/ /a/
2. computer freak: a thing, person, animal, or event that is extremely unusual or unlikely, and not like any other of its type
3. check(ˇ) mark(x)
4. Please charge to my room: If you charge something you have bought to your account, the amount you have spent is recorded and you pay for it at a later time.
5. examine: take a look closely
6. accumulate
ac-: take it
7. carefree (notice the shape of the mouth )
8. claustrophobic
-phobic: xenophobia: irrational fear of that which is perceived to be foreign
9.xerox (copy company), c.c.(carbon copy)
/z/
10. Jeep: a company of making off-road vehicles
Canon: a company of making camera
11. liquid paper = whiteout
12. fate: a power that some people believe causes and controls all events, so that you cannot change or control the way things will happen )
destiny: (the force that some people think controls what happens in the future, and is outside human control)
13. No man is the island, entire of itself.
14. forbidden mourning
15. inflationary: fixed income
16. withdraw + al: withdrawal(n.), approve+ al: approval
deposit: to leave something somewhere
17. obituary: a report, especially in a newspaper, which gives the news of someone's death and details about their life.
ob-: something negative
ex: obesity, obscene, obscure
19. footnote: a note printed at the bottom of a page that gives extra information about something that has been written on that page
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2013/10/18
1. barbaric: extremely cruel and unpleasant
She found the idea of killing animals for pleasure barbaric.
2. barrier: a long pole, fence, wall, or natural feature, such as a mountain or sea, that stops people from going somewhere
Barriers have been erected all along the route the Pope will take.
3. bash: to hit hard
He bashed his arm against a shelf.
4. basin: an open, round container shaped like a bowl with sloping sides, used for holding food or liquid
I've cleaned the basin and scrubbed the bath.
5. bask: to lie or sit enjoying the warmth especially of the sun
We could see seals on the rocks, basking in the sun.
2013/10/21
1. bastard: an unpleasant person
He was a bastard to his wife.
2. batter: to hit and behave violently towards a person, especially a woman or child, repeatedly over a long period of time, or to hit something with force many times
He was battered to death with a rifle butt.
3. bawl: to shout in a very loud voice
She bawled at me to sit down.
4. beam: a line of light that shines from a bright object
We could just pick out the path in the weak beam of the flashlight.
5. beast: an animal, especially a large or wild one:=
The room wasn't fit for man or beast.
2013/10/22
1. beat: to defeat or do better than
Simon always beats me at tennis.
2. beckon: to move your hand or head in a way that tells someone to come nearer
The customs official beckoned the woman to his counter.
3. bedeck: to decorate or cover
The hall was bedecked with flowers.
4. befit: to be suitable or right for someone or something
She was buried in the cathedral, as befits someone of her position.
5. beguile: to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them
He was completely beguiled by her beauty.
2013/10/23
1. behold: to see or look at someone or something
The new bridge is an incredible sight to behold.
2. belie: to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion
Her calm face belied the terror she was feeling.
3. belittle: to make a person or an action seem as if it or they are not important
Though she had spent hours fixing the computer, he belittled her efforts.
4. bellow: to shout in a loud voice, or (of a cow or large animal) to make a loud, deep sound:
"Keep quiet!" the headmaster bellowed across the room.
5. benign: pleasant and kind
They were the most benign people I had ever met.
2013/10/24
1. bequest: the money or property belonging to someone that they say that, after their death, they wish to be given to other people
Her will included small bequests to her family, while most of her fortune went to charity.
2. bereave: to have a close relation or friend who has died
Everyone who has been bereaved has to find his or her own way of coping.
3. berate: to criticize or speak in an angry manner to someone
As he left the meeting, he was berated by angry demonstrators.
4. beseech: to ask for something in a way that shows you need it very much:
Stay a little longer, I beseech you!
5. beset: having a lot of trouble with something, or having to deal with a lot of something that causes problems
With the amount of traffic nowadays, even a trip across town is beset by dangers.
/a/ /a/
2. computer freak: a thing, person, animal, or event that is extremely unusual or unlikely, and not like any other of its type
3. check(ˇ) mark(x)
4. Please charge to my room: If you charge something you have bought to your account, the amount you have spent is recorded and you pay for it at a later time.
5. examine: take a look closely
6. accumulate
ac-: take it
7. carefree (notice the shape of the mouth )
8. claustrophobic
-phobic: xenophobia: irrational fear of that which is perceived to be foreign
9.xerox (copy company), c.c.(carbon copy)
/z/
10. Jeep: a company of making off-road vehicles
Canon: a company of making camera
11. liquid paper = whiteout
12. fate: a power that some people believe causes and controls all events, so that you cannot change or control the way things will happen )
destiny: (the force that some people think controls what happens in the future, and is outside human control)
13. No man is the island, entire of itself.
14. forbidden mourning
15. inflationary: fixed income
16. withdraw + al: withdrawal(n.), approve+ al: approval
deposit: to leave something somewhere
17. obituary: a report, especially in a newspaper, which gives the news of someone's death and details about their life.
ob-: something negative
ex: obesity, obscene, obscure
19. footnote: a note printed at the bottom of a page that gives extra information about something that has been written on that page
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2013/10/18
1. barbaric: extremely cruel and unpleasant
She found the idea of killing animals for pleasure barbaric.
2. barrier: a long pole, fence, wall, or natural feature, such as a mountain or sea, that stops people from going somewhere
Barriers have been erected all along the route the Pope will take.
3. bash: to hit hard
He bashed his arm against a shelf.
4. basin: an open, round container shaped like a bowl with sloping sides, used for holding food or liquid
I've cleaned the basin and scrubbed the bath.
5. bask: to lie or sit enjoying the warmth especially of the sun
We could see seals on the rocks, basking in the sun.
2013/10/21
1. bastard: an unpleasant person
He was a bastard to his wife.
2. batter: to hit and behave violently towards a person, especially a woman or child, repeatedly over a long period of time, or to hit something with force many times
He was battered to death with a rifle butt.
3. bawl: to shout in a very loud voice
She bawled at me to sit down.
4. beam: a line of light that shines from a bright object
We could just pick out the path in the weak beam of the flashlight.
5. beast: an animal, especially a large or wild one:=
The room wasn't fit for man or beast.
2013/10/22
1. beat: to defeat or do better than
Simon always beats me at tennis.
2. beckon: to move your hand or head in a way that tells someone to come nearer
The customs official beckoned the woman to his counter.
3. bedeck: to decorate or cover
The hall was bedecked with flowers.
4. befit: to be suitable or right for someone or something
She was buried in the cathedral, as befits someone of her position.
5. beguile: to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them
He was completely beguiled by her beauty.
2013/10/23
1. behold: to see or look at someone or something
The new bridge is an incredible sight to behold.
2. belie: to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion
Her calm face belied the terror she was feeling.
3. belittle: to make a person or an action seem as if it or they are not important
Though she had spent hours fixing the computer, he belittled her efforts.
4. bellow: to shout in a loud voice, or (of a cow or large animal) to make a loud, deep sound:
"Keep quiet!" the headmaster bellowed across the room.
5. benign: pleasant and kind
They were the most benign people I had ever met.
2013/10/24
1. bequest: the money or property belonging to someone that they say that, after their death, they wish to be given to other people
Her will included small bequests to her family, while most of her fortune went to charity.
2. bereave: to have a close relation or friend who has died
Everyone who has been bereaved has to find his or her own way of coping.
3. berate: to criticize or speak in an angry manner to someone
As he left the meeting, he was berated by angry demonstrators.
4. beseech: to ask for something in a way that shows you need it very much:
Stay a little longer, I beseech you!
5. beset: having a lot of trouble with something, or having to deal with a lot of something that causes problems
With the amount of traffic nowadays, even a trip across town is beset by dangers.
2013年10月11日 星期五
第五週上課筆記+五個單字
1. Pop culture: p.2的單字在p.4~5出現
2. appeal( n.)( v.): demand something
3. imagine, imaginary, imagination
4. uni-: single
5. virtual reality
6. sim-:
simulate, similar
7. a picture is more than a thousand words
8. caption = tittle = lead sentence
9. Alice Munro: 2013 Nobel Price for Literature
10. shade: slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun
11. inception: at the begin of
12. at the University of~
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2013/10/11
1. adjacent: very near, next to, or touching
2013/10/14
2. appeal( n.)( v.): demand something
3. imagine, imaginary, imagination
4. uni-: single
5. virtual reality
6. sim-:
simulate, similar
7. a picture is more than a thousand words
8. caption = tittle = lead sentence
9. Alice Munro: 2013 Nobel Price for Literature
10. shade: slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun
11. inception: at the begin of
12. at the University of~
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2013/10/11
1. adjacent: very near, next to, or touching
They work in adjacent buildings.
2. aghast: suddenly filled with strong feelings of
shock and worry
He looked at her aghast.
3. agitation: worry and anxiety
He arrived home in a state of agitation.
4. barren: unable to produce plants or fruit
We drove through a barren, rocky landscape.
5. barter: to exchange goods for other things rather than for money
He bartered his stamp collection for her comics.
2013/10/14
1.aghast: suddenly filled with strong feelings of
shock and worry
He looked at her aghast.
2. agitation: worry and anxiety
He arrived home in a state of agitation.
3. agony: extreme physical or mental pain or
suffering
She lay there screaming in agony.
4. agrarian: related to the land, especially the use of
land for farming
This is prime agrarian land.
5. ail: to cause difficulty and problems for
someone or something
The
government seems to have no understanding of what ails the country.
2013/10/15
1. airing: an occasion when a subject is discussed in
an open or public way
The arguments for and against the proposals
have been given a good airing.
2. allot: to give something, especially a share of
something available, for a particular purpose
They
allotted everyone a separate desk.
3. alloy: a metal that is made by mixing two or more
metals, or a metal and another substance
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
4.
allude: to mention someone or something without
talking about them directly
She mentioned some trouble that she'd had
at home and I guessed she was alluding to her son.
5. allusive: containing a lot of allusions
Her music is witty, ironic, and allusive.
2013/10/16
1. amok: to
be out of control and act in a wild or dangerous manner
The soldiers ran amok after one of their
senior officers was killed.
2. ample: more than enough
You'll have ample opportunity to ask questions
after the talk.
3. anchor: a
heavy metal object, usually shaped like a cross with curved arms, on a strong
rope or chain, that is dropped from a boat into the water to prevent the boat
from moving away
We
dropped anchor (= lowered the anchor into the water) and stopped.
4. angst: strong worry and unhappiness, especially
about personal problems
All my children went through a period of
late-adolescent angst.
5. animosity: strong dislike, opposition, or anger
Of
course we're competitive, but there's no personal animosity between us.
2013/10/17
1. annihilated:to defeat completely
He was annihilated in the finals of the
competition.
2. annul: To officially announce that something such
as a law, agreement, or marriage no longer exists
His
second marriage was annulled because he never divorced his first wife.
3. anomaly: a person or thing that is different from
what is usual, or not in agreement with something else and therefore not
satisfactory
Statistical anomalies can make it difficult to
compare economic data from one year to the next.
4. antarctic: the very cold area around the South Pole
that includes Antarctica and the surrounding seas
The protection of the Antarctic from
commercial exploitation is an important goal of environmentalists.
5. antecedent: someone or something existing or happening
before, especially as the cause or origin of something existing or happening
later
Charles Babbage's mechanical calculating
engines were the antecedents of the modern computer.
第四週上課筆記+五個單字
1. roll call: the calling of the names of people from a list
2. Oral presentation:
introduction
What is it?
What is that for?
What should we care?
main idea summary
etymological information: the study of the origin and history of words, or a study of this type relating to one particular word
3. (greeting)We are students from department from music.
(transition)That's all for my part, I'll leave the rest for my partners.
(end) That's all for our presentation today. Is there any question?Thank or your listening.
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2013/10/04
1. askew: not straight or level
Isn't that picture slightly askew?
2. assert: to state an opinion or claim a right forcefully
The companies have asserted that everything they did was appropriate.
3. asset: something valuable belonging to a person or organization that can be used for the payment of debts
A company's assets can consist of cash, investments, specialist knowledge, or copyright material.
4. assiduous: showing hard work, care, and attention to detail
The government has been assiduous in the fight against inflation.
5.assimilate: to become part of a group, country, society, etc., or to make someone or something become part of a group, country, society, etc.
The European Union should remain flexible enough to assimilate more countries quickly.
2013/10/07
1. authoritative: showing that you are confident, in control, and expect to be respected and obeyed
She has an authoritative manner that at times is almost arrogant.
2. autograph: a signature (= your name written by yourself), especially of a famous person
Did you get his autograph?
3. avarice: an extremely strong wish to get or keep money or possessions
Her business empire brought her wealth beyond the dreams of avarice (= an extremely large amount of money).
4. aversion : (a person or thing that causes) a feeling of strong dislike or of not wishing to do something
I felt an instant aversion to his parents.
5. avocation: work you do in addition to your main job or profession, especially for enjoyment
She's a real-estate developer who describes her consultancy business as "a part-time avocation."
2013/10/08
1. avow: to admit something or say something publicly
He avowed that he regretted what he had done.
2. badge: a small piece of metal, plastic, cloth, etc., with words or a picture on it, that is fastened or sewn to your clothing, often to show your support for a political organization or belief, or your rank, or that you are a member of a group, etc.
Everyone at the conference wore a badge with their name on.
3. baffle: to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something
She was completely baffled by his strange behavior.
4. bail: an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial
He was released on bail (of $100,000).
5. banal: boring, ordinary, and not original:
He just sat there making banal remarks all evening.
2013/10/09
1. bandy: (of legs) bending out at the knees
I couldn't help laughing at his bandy legs.
2. banish: to send someone away, especially from their country, and not allow them to come back
He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year.
3. banner: a long piece of cloth, often stretched between two poles, with a sign written on it, usually carried by people taking part in a march
The demonstrators walked along the street,carrying banners and shouting angrily.
4. baptize: to make someone officially a member of the Christian Church in a service of baptism
Were you baptized a Catholic?
5. barred: If a door is barred, a bar of wood or metal has been put across it so that it cannot be opened
They arrived at the house to find the door locked and barred.
2. Oral presentation:
introduction
What is it?
What is that for?
What should we care?
main idea summary
etymological information: the study of the origin and history of words, or a study of this type relating to one particular word
3. (greeting)We are students from department from music.
(transition)That's all for my part, I'll leave the rest for my partners.
(end) That's all for our presentation today. Is there any question?Thank or your listening.
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2013/10/04
1. askew: not straight or level
Isn't that picture slightly askew?
2. assert: to state an opinion or claim a right forcefully
The companies have asserted that everything they did was appropriate.
3. asset: something valuable belonging to a person or organization that can be used for the payment of debts
A company's assets can consist of cash, investments, specialist knowledge, or copyright material.
4. assiduous: showing hard work, care, and attention to detail
The government has been assiduous in the fight against inflation.
5.assimilate: to become part of a group, country, society, etc., or to make someone or something become part of a group, country, society, etc.
The European Union should remain flexible enough to assimilate more countries quickly.
2013/10/07
1. authoritative: showing that you are confident, in control, and expect to be respected and obeyed
She has an authoritative manner that at times is almost arrogant.
2. autograph: a signature (= your name written by yourself), especially of a famous person
Did you get his autograph?
3. avarice: an extremely strong wish to get or keep money or possessions
Her business empire brought her wealth beyond the dreams of avarice (= an extremely large amount of money).
4. aversion : (a person or thing that causes) a feeling of strong dislike or of not wishing to do something
I felt an instant aversion to his parents.
5. avocation: work you do in addition to your main job or profession, especially for enjoyment
She's a real-estate developer who describes her consultancy business as "a part-time avocation."
2013/10/08
1. avow: to admit something or say something publicly
He avowed that he regretted what he had done.
2. badge: a small piece of metal, plastic, cloth, etc., with words or a picture on it, that is fastened or sewn to your clothing, often to show your support for a political organization or belief, or your rank, or that you are a member of a group, etc.
Everyone at the conference wore a badge with their name on.
3. baffle: to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something
She was completely baffled by his strange behavior.
4. bail: an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial
He was released on bail (of $100,000).
5. banal: boring, ordinary, and not original:
He just sat there making banal remarks all evening.
2013/10/09
1. bandy: (of legs) bending out at the knees
I couldn't help laughing at his bandy legs.
2. banish: to send someone away, especially from their country, and not allow them to come back
He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year.
3. banner: a long piece of cloth, often stretched between two poles, with a sign written on it, usually carried by people taking part in a march
The demonstrators walked along the street,carrying banners and shouting angrily.
4. baptize: to make someone officially a member of the Christian Church in a service of baptism
Were you baptized a Catholic?
5. barred: If a door is barred, a bar of wood or metal has been put across it so that it cannot be opened
They arrived at the house to find the door locked and barred.
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