CHAPTER 1 “Earworms” tries to answer the question Why does certain music can get stuck in the head?
CHAPTER 2 “How We Use Sound” discusses five recent technologies that are based on using sound in unusual ways.
1. 代號 - 口 口 +
I 1
V 5
X 10
L 50
C 100
D 500
M 1000
2. Augusts, Nero
oct-, eight: octopus
3. -scope: microscope, periscope
4. ori-: original, originate, orientation
5. -ant, people: accountant, attendant, participant, protestant, applicant
6. hypo-, under: hypothesis
7. ad-,forward: advanced, advocate, advertisement
8. dis-: disease, dislike, disadvantage, discourage
9. en-: encourage, strengthen, deepen, enlarge
10. mono-,one: monogamy
bi-, two: bigamy
tri-, three: triangle
qua-, four: quatrain
11. respective individual
12. prefixes, roots, suffix
13. objectives(a.)(n.)
14. The Bucket List 一路玩到掛
a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Rob Reiner, written by Justin Zackham, and starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.
kick the bucket: to die
15. 五段論證法: exposition,argumentation, description, narration
16. Shall I complete thee to a summer's day
by William Shakespeare
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimmed;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,
Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to Time thou grow'st.
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
17.complexion: facial color
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2013/2/21
1. collar: a strap made of leather or other strong material that is put around the neck of an animal, especially a dog or cat:
I grabbed the dog by the collar and dragged it out of the room.
2. collateral: valuable property owned by someone who wants to borrow money, that they agree will become the property of the company or person who lends the money if the debt is not paid back:
She used/put up her house as collateral for a loan.
3. column: one of several vertical blocks of print into which a page of a newspaper or magazine is divided:
I didn't have time to read the whole article - just the first column.
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. combat: a fight between two people or things:
The film explores the combat between good and evil.
2013/2/24
1. commemorate: to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event, especially by a public ceremony or by making a statue or special building:
Gathered all together in this church, we commemorate those who lost their lives in the war.
2. commend: to formally praise someone or something:
The judge commended her for/on her bravery.
3. commentary: a spoken description of an event on the radio or television that is broadcast as the event happens:
The commentary on the Olympic Games was much better on the other channel.
4. commerce: the activities involved in buying and selling things:
the world of commerce and industry
5. commission: to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special piece of work from someone:
The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst excesses of the fashion industry.
2013/2/25
1. commit: to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong:
He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn't commit.
2. commodity: a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold:
The country's most valuable commodities include tin and diamonds.
3. commune: a group of families or single people who live and work together sharing possessions and responsibilities:
She left her husband to join a women's commune.
4. communion: a close relationship with someone in which feelings and thoughts are exchanged:
He found spiritual communion with her.
5. commute: to make the same journey regularly between work and home:
It's exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day.
2013/2/26
1. compacted: to press something together in a tight and solid way:
Cars had compacted the snow until it was like ice.
2. comparable: similar in size, amount, or quality to something else:
The girls are of comparable ages.
3. compassionate: showing compassion:
The public's response to the crisis appeal was generous and compassionate.
4. compel: to force someone to do something:
As a school boy he was compelled to wear shorts even in winter.
5. compensation: money that is paid to someone in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem:
She received £40,000 in compensation for a lost eye.
2013/2/27
1. competence: the ability to do something well:
Her competence as a teacher is unquestionable.
2. compile: to collect information from different places and arrange it in a book, report, or list:
We're compiling some facts and figures for a documentary on the subject.
3. complexity: the features of something that make it difficult to understand or find an answer to:
There are a lot of complexities surrounding this issue.
4. comport: to behave in a particular way:
She comported herself with great dignity at her husband's funeral.
5. composed: calm and in control of your emotions:
She looked remarkably composed throughout the funeral.
