第十二週(看電影)五個單字

2013/11/29

1. blockade: the situation in which a country or place is surrounded by soldiers or ships to stop people or goods from going in or out
The Soviet blockade of Berlin was lifted in May 1949.

2. blush: to become pink in the face, usually from embarrassment:
 I always blush when I speak in public.

3. blurred: difficult to understand or separate clearly
Do you agree that male and female roles are becoming blurred?

4. bond: a close connection joining two or more people
There has been a close bond between them ever since she saved him from drowning.

5. boned: having bones of the type mentioned:
She is big-boned, but she's not fat

2013/12/2

1. boon: something that is very helpful and improves the quality of life
Guide dogs are a great boon to the partially sighted.

2. bore: to talk or act in a way that makes someone lose interest
"Am I boring you?" she asked anxiously.

3. botch: to spoil something by doing it badly
 We botched (up) our first attempt at wallpapering the bathroom.

4. bouncy: able to bounce
This ball's not very bouncy.

5. boundary: a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit of something
The Ural mountains mark the boundary between Europe and Asia

2013/12/3

1. bow: to bend your head or body forward, especially as a way of showing someone respect or expressing thanks to people who have watched you perform
They bowed to the Queen.

2. boycott: to refuse to buy a product or take part in an activity as a way of expressing strong disapproval
 People were urged to boycott the country's products.

3. brace: something that connects, fastens, makes stronger, or supports
I had to wear a brace (US usually braces) for my crooked teeth when I was a teenager.

4. braid: a thin strip of cloth or twisted threads that is fixed onto clothes, uniforms, or other things made of cloth, as a decoration:
The captain of the ship wore a peaked cap decorated with gold braid (= twisted gold threads)

5. brake: device that makes a vehicle go slower or stop, or a pedal, bar, or handle that makes this device work: She had no brakes on her bicycle.

2013/12/4

1. brag: to speak too proudly about what you have done or what you own:
 She's always bragging about how much money she earns.

2. braid: a thin strip of cloth or twisted threads that is fixed onto clothes, uniforms, or other things made of cloth, as a decoration:
 The captain of the ship wore a peaked cap decorated with gold braid (= twisted gold threads).

3. brass: a bright yellow metal made from copper and zinc:
The door handles were made of brass.

4. breach: an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship:
They felt that our discussions with other companies constituted a breach of/in our agreement.

5. breadth: the distance from one side to another:
The length of this box is twice its breadth.

2013/12/5

1. breast: either of the two soft, rounded parts of a woman's chest that produce milk after she has a baby:
When a woman becomes pregnant her breasts tend to grow larger.

2. bristle: a short, stiff hair, usually one of many:
The old woman had a few grey bristles sprouting from her chin.

3. brook: a small stream:
I could hear the sound of a babbling brook.

4. bruise: an injury or mark where the skin has not been broken but is darker in color, often as a result of being hit by something:
His arms and back were covered in bruises.

5. brutal: cruel, violent, and completely without feelings:
He had presided over a brutal regime in which thousands of people had 'disappeared'.

第十一週上課筆記+五個單字

1. foresight
fore-: before, stay ahead of
forehead
2. prediction
pre-: before
3. quotations  "  "
4. enormous
e-: out of
evacuate, evaporate
5. violent = danger = risk
6. engulf: to surround and cover something or someone completely
7. extreme
ex-: out of
8. subscribe
sub-: under, subway
9. concierge: someone who is employed in a hotel to help guests arrange things, such as theater tickets and visits to restaurants.
10. detour: a different or less direct route to a place that is used to avoid a problem or to visit somewhere or do something on the way
11. engulf
en-: in
endanger, encourage, enter
12. subscribe
sub-: under
subway, submarine
13. submerge
sub-: under
14. antique
anti-: against
antibacterial
15. captivating
cap-: take
capture, captain
16. circuit
cir-: around
circle, circuitous
17. invader
in-: in
inner, innate, instinct
18. retreat
re-: back, again
revise, review, rehearsal
19. be associated with = link to = relate to = connect
20. first hand = direct

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2013/11/22

1. detour: a different or less direct route to a place that is used to avoid a problem or to visit somewhere or do something on the way
You'd be wise to make (US also take) a detour to avoid the roadworks.

2. engulf: to surround and cover something or someone completely
The flames rapidly engulfed the house.

3. splash: If a liquid splashes or if you splash a liquid, it falls on or hits something or someone
Water was splashing from a hole in the roof.

4. foresight: the ability to judge correctly what is going to happen in the future and plan your actions based on this knowledge
She'd had the foresight to sell her apartment just before house prices came down.

5. foresee: to know about something before it happens
I don't foresee any difficulties so long as we keep within budget.

2013/11/25

1. evacuate: to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe
The police evacuated the village shortly before the explosion.

2. evaporate: to cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating
The high concentration of sugars forms a syrup when the sap evaporates.

3. subscribe:to pay money to an organization in order to receive a product, use a service regularly, or support the organization
She subscribes to several women's magazines.

4. atmosphere: the mixture of gases around the Earth
These factories are releasing toxic gases into the atmosphere.

5. impede: to make it more difficult for something to happen or more difficult for someone to do something
Although he's shy, it certainly hasn't impeded his career in any way.

2013/11/26

1. subvert: to try to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system
 The rebel army is attempting to subvert the government.

2. submerge: to go below or make something go below the surface of the sea or a river or lake
The submarine submerged when enemy planes were sighted.

3. subterfuge: a trick or a dishonest way of achieving something
It was clear that they must have obtained the information by subterfuge.

4. captain: the leader of a sports team
 It's unusual to have a goalkeeper as (the) captain of a football team.

5. captivate: to hold the attention of someone by being extremely interesting, exciting, pleasant, or attractive:
With her beauty and charm, she captivated film audiences everywhere.

2013/11/27

1. circuit: a regular pattern of visits or the places visited
They first met each other on the tennis circuit (= while at different tennis competitions).

2. circadian: used to describe the processes in animals and plants that happen naturally during a 24-hour period
Our circadian clock makes it difficult to sleep during the day.

3. innate: An innate quality or ability is one that you were born with, not one you have learned
Cyril's most impressive quality was his innate goodness.

4. retreat: to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger
Attacks by enemy aircraft forced the tanks to retreat (from the city).

5. revise: to look at or consider again an idea, piece of writing, etc. in order to correct or improve it:
His helpfulness today has made me revise my original opinion/impression of him.

2013/11/28

1. rehearsal: a time when all the people involved in a play, dance, etc. practice in order to prepare for a performance
They didn't have time for (a) rehearsal before the performance.

2. dud: something that has no value or that does not work
 Are there any more batteries? This one's a dud.

3. henna: to put henna on the hair or skin in order to change its color
Is her hair hennaed or is that a natural red?

4. neat: tidy, with everything in its place:
Your house is always so neat  how do you manage it with three children?

5. natty: stylish and tidy in every detail
He's always been a natty dresser.

第十週上課筆記+五個單字

1. Christmas carol
2. marshmallow: a soft, white, sweet food made of sugar and eggs.
3. elation: a state of extreme happiness or excitement
4. dw-: dwell, dwarf
5. attend(v.)    fly attendant(n.)
6. withdraw(v.): to take or move out or back, or to remove
7. move = change
8. elude: If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it.
9. temperament: the part of your character that affects your moods and the way you behave
期末考: The Great Gatsby, lyrics, L7~12
10. Great Gatsby: If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him.
11. be exempt from: to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment
12. elude: If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it.

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2013/11/15

1. sacrosanct: thought to be too important or too special to be changed
I'm willing to help on any weekday, but I'm afraid my weekends are sacrosanct.

2. sadden: to make someone sad:
 It saddens me to think that we'll never see her again.

3. saddle: a seat, often made of leather, used on a horse, bicycle, motorcycle, etc.:
He swung himself into the saddle and rode off.

4. sap: to make someone weaker or take away strength or an important quality from someone, especially over a long period of time
Constant criticism saps you of your confidence.

5. admonition: a piece of advice that is also a warning to someone about their behavior
The most common parental admonition must surely be "Don't stay out late".

2013/11/18

1. abusive: using rude and offensive words
He was apparently abusive to the flight attendants.

2. insult: an offensive remark or action
She made several insults about my appearance.

3. cheek: to be rude to someone
He's always getting into trouble for cheeking his teachers.

4. slap: a quick hit with the flat part of the hand or other flat object
She gave her son a slap for behaving badly.

5. wallop: to hit someone hard, especially with the flat part of the hand or with something held in the hand, or to defeat someone easily, especially in sports
She walloped him across the back of the head.

2013/11/19

1. wallow: (especially of particular animals) to lie or roll about slowly in deep, wet earth, sand, or water
He likes a good wallow in the bath.

2.wand: a special thin stick waved by a person who is performing magic tricks
The fairy godmother waved her magic wand over the cabbages and they turned into horses.

3. wane: becoming less strong, powerful, popular, etc.
There are signs that support for the party is on the wane.

4. whiff: a slight smell, carried on a current of air
He leaned towards me and I caught/got a whiff of garlic.

5. whim: a sudden wish or idea, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained
We booked the holiday on a whim.

2013/11/20

1. whimper: (especially of an animal) to make a series of small, weak sounds, expressing pain or unhappiness
A half-starved dog lay in the corner, whimpering pathetically.

2. whinge: to complain, especially about something that does not seem important
Oh stop whinging, for heaven's sake!

3. bare: without any clothes or not covered by anything
Don't walk around outside in your bare feet.

4. bargain: something on sale at a lower price than its true value
This coat was half-price a real bargain.

5. barge: to hurry somewhere or through a place in a rude and forceful way
They barged through the crowds.

2013/11/21

1. bashful: often feeling uncomfortable with other people and easily embarrassed
 She gave a bashful smile as he complimented her on her work.

2. beast: animal, especially a large or wild one
The room wasn't fit for man or beast.

3. bedaub: to cover something very roughly with something sticky or dirty
 The child's face was bedaubed with chocolate.

4.berth: a bed in a boat, train, etc., or a place for a ship or boat to stay in a port
She booked a berth on the ferry from Palermo to Naples.

5.besiege: to surround a place, especially with an army, to prevent people or supplies getting in or out
The town had been besieged for two months but still resisted the aggressors.

第九週(期中考)五個單字

2013/11/08

1. sabbatical: a period of time when college or university teachers are allowed to stop their usual work in order to study or travel, usually while continuing to be paid
She's on sabbatical for six months.

2. entrepreneurs: someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity
He was one of the entrepreneurs of the 80s who made their money in property.

3. bureau: an organization or a business that collects or provides information
Her disappearance was reported to the police department's Missing Persons Bureau.

4. burial: the act of putting a dead body into the ground, or the ceremony connected with this
We went back to Ireland for my uncle's burial.

5. negotiation: the process of discussing something with someone in order to reach agreement with them, or the discussions themselves
The agreement was reached after a series of difficult negotiations.

2013/11/11

1. combat: to try to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or increasing
The government is spending millions of dollars in its attempt to combat drug abuse.

 2. complete: to write all the details asked for on a form or other document
Have you completed your application form yet?

 3. coal: a hard, black substance that is dug from the earth in pieces, and can be burned to produce heat or power, or a single piece of this
How much coal was mined here?

 4. coma: a state in which a person is unconscious and cannot be woken, caused by damage to the brain after an accident or illness
He's been in a coma for the past six weeks.

 5. dab: to touch something with quick light touches, or to put a substance on something with quick light touches
She dabbed at her eyes with a tissue.

 2013/11/12

 1. sew: to join two pieces of cloth together by putting thread through them with a needle
My grandmother taught me to sew.

 2. canny: thinking quickly and cleverly, especially in business or financial matters
These salesmen are a canny lot.

 3. chink: a small narrow crack or opening
I peered through a chink in the curtains and saw them all inside.

 4. ally: a country that has agreed officially to give help and support to another one, especially during a war
The US is one of Britain's staunchest allies.

 5. skid: (especially of a vehicle) to slide along a surface so that you have no control
Trevor's bus skidded on some ice and hit a tree.

 2013/11/13

1. spur: to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster
Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth.

2. sour: having a sharp, sometimes unpleasant, taste or smell, like a lemon, and not sweet
These plums are a bit sour.

 3. sect: a religious group that has developed from a larger religion and is considered to have extreme or unusual beliefs or customs
When he was 16 he ran away from home and joined a religious sect.

 4.sow: to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow
Sow the seeds in pots.

 5. stew: a type of food consisting usually of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount of liquid
She prepared a hearty stew for dinner.

 2013/11/14

 1. barrel: a large container, made of wood, metal, or plastic, with a flat top and bottom and curved sides that make it fatter in the middle
They drank a whole barrel of beer (= the contents of a barrel) at the party.

 2. orgy: a period when there is too much of something, usually a bad or harmful activity
The protest degenerated into an orgy of looting and shooting.

 3. drag: to move something by pulling it along a surface, usually the ground
Pick the chair up instead of dragging it behind you!

 4. gawd: way of writing the word god, when used in expressions of fear, surprise, etc.
Oh gawd! You don't believe that do you?

 5. fed: a police officer or other officer who represents the central government
The Feds completely screwed up the arrest.

第八週上課筆記+五個單字

1. Real Reading p.109  
Fluency Practice: Read with your eyes, not with your hands.
2. scarecrow: a model of a person dressed in old clothes and put in a field of growing crops to frighten birds away
3. accommodate = thrive = live
4.intersection  
inter-: cross
ex: interact,internal,interpret
5. accommodate
ac-: in addition to
ex: accompany, accomplish, accomplice
6. colleague
co-: together
ex: cooperation, coordinate, coworker
7. obligation
ob-: toward, against, across, down
ex: object,obey
8. disability
dis-: opposite, negative
ex: disapprove, dishonesty, disgust
9. miniature
mini-: very small or short
ex: minimum 
10. comfort
com-: with, together
ex: compact, complement, combination
11. quadriplegia
quadri-/quadru-/quadr-: four times
ex: quadrilateral,quadruple
12. -ability: the state of being able to do something
ex: inability

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2013/11/01

1. birdlike: looking or behaving similar to a bird
He was a little birdlike man with a pointed nose and darting eyes.

2. bisect: to divide something into two, usually equal, parts
The new road will bisect the town.

3. bleep(n.): a short, high sound made by a machine, especially if it is repeated
He wears a wristwatch with an irritating bleep.

4. blessed: to be lucky in having a particular thing
Fortunately we were blessed with fine weather.

5. blissful: extremely or completely happy
We spent a blissful year together before things started to go wrong.

2013/11/04

1. blistering: extremely hot
We went out in the blistering heat.

2. bloat: to swell up, or to make someone or something swollen
If I eat it, my stomach bloats up.

3. blotch: a mark that is not regular in shape, for example on a person's skin
Her face was covered in purple blotches.

4. blues: a type of slow, sad music, originally from the southern US, in which the singer typically sings about their difficult life or bad luck in love
Billie Holiday was famous for singing the blues.

5. bluff: If you bluff your way into or out of a situation, you get yourself into or out of it by deceiving people
However did Mina manage to bluff her way into that job?

2013/11/05

1. blunder: a serious mistake, usually caused by not taking care or thinking
He said that the tax was a major political blunder.

2. blur: something that you cannot see clearly
 If I don't wear my glasses, everything is just a blur.

3. bluster: to speak in a loud, angry, or offended way, usually with little effect: "You had no right to do it, no right at all," he blustered.

4. bob: to move up and down quickly and gently, especially on the surface of water
In the harbour, the boats bobbed gently up and down on the water.

5. bodice: the upper part of a woman's dress
She was wearing a ballgown with a fitted bodice.

2013/11/06

1. bode: to be a sign of something that will happen in the future, usually something very good or bad
These recently published figures bode ill/do not bode well for the company's future.

2. bolt: a metal bar on a door or window that slides across to lock it closed
I closed the window and drew the bolt (= slid the bolt across).

3. bombard: to attack a place with continuous shooting or bombs
The troops bombarded the city, killing and injuring hundreds.

4. bondage: the state of being another person's slave (= a person who is owned by them and has to work for them)
 The slaves were kept in bondage until their death.

5. boned: having bones of the type mentioned
She is big-boned, but she's not fat.

2013/11/07

1. boohoo: the sound of noisy crying like a child's
"Boohoo!" she wailed "I'm lost."

2. booming: to make a very deep and loud hollow sound
The cannons boomed (out) in the night.

3. boost: to improve or increase something
The theatre managed to boost its audiences by cutting ticket prices.

4. booze: alcohol
The party's at Kate's on Friday night - bring some booze.

5. bosh: nonsense
Don't talk such bosh!