(下學期)第二週

UNIT 2 THEME: Gardening and Agriculture This unit focuses on the pleasures of working in traditional and not so traditional gardens

CHAPTER 3 “Tokyo Farmer” is a blog about the rooftop farms on Tokyo skyscrapers. 

CHAPTER 4 In “My Invisible Garden,” a writer details her passion for her garden and gardening.

1. man-, hand: manual, manipulate

2. express our appreciation to
= extend thanks to
= would like to thank
= a special thanks goes 

3. What is that?  
What is that for?
What should we care?

4. negative words: itchy, get rid of, worm, stuck in, affect, odd, infect

5. footnote: a note printed at the bottom of a page that gives extra information about something that has been written on that page

6. A literary nightmare
a short story written by Mark Twain in 1876. The story is about Twain's encounter with a virus-like jingle, and how it occupies his mind for several days until he manages to "infect" another person, thus removing the jingle from his mind. The story was also later published under the name "Punch, Brothers, Punch!"

7. on the radio, on a iPod, on television, in a movie

8. be subjected to, be hooked on, be associated with

2013/3/8
1. comatose: very tired or in a deep sleep because of extreme tiredness, hard work, or too much alcohol:
By midnight I was virtually comatose.

2. deify: to make someone or something into a god:
The Romans used to deify their emperors.

3. defy: to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.:
It is rare to see children were openly defying their teachers.

4. dwelt: to live in a place or in a particular way:
She dwelt in remote parts of Asia for many years.

5. decommission: to take equipment or weapons out of use:
The government has decided to decommission two battleships.

2014/3/10
1. decompose: to decay, or to cause something to decay:
The body must have been decomposing for several weeks.

2. decompress: to reduce in pressure or return to the original lower pressure, or to cause something to do this:
If a plane window breaks, the cabin will rapidly decompress.

3. daub: to spread a thick or sticky liquid on something or to cover something with a thick or sticky liquid, often quickly or carelessly:
The walls had been daubed with graffiti.

4. daunt: to make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about their ability to achieve something:
She was not at all daunted by the size of the problem.

5. dawdle: to do something or go somewhere very slowly, taking more time than is necessary:
Stop dawdling! You'll be late for school!

2014/3/11
1. dawn: the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky:
We woke at dawn.

2. eclipse: to make an eclipse of the moon or sun:
The moon will be totally eclipsed at 12.10 p.m.

3. hairpiece: an artificial covering of hair used to hide an area of the head where there is no hair:
Do you think he wears a hairpiece?

4. hairdo: the style in which a person, especially a woman, has had their hair cut and arranged, especially if it is unusual or done for a particular occasion:
She had a most elaborate hairdo, all piled up on top of her head.

5. garrison: to put a group of soldiers in a place in order to live there and defend it:
British troops are garrisoned in the area.

2014/3/12
1. gaze: a long look, usually of a particular kind:
As I looked out, my gaze fell on a small child by the road.

2. to prepare for something that you have to do, or to prepare someone else for something:
Politicians are already gearing up for the election.

3. impulse: something that you buy suddenly and without thinking carefully:
I hadn't intended to get one - it was an impulse buy.

4. impunity: freedom from punishment or from the unpleasant results of something that has been done:
Criminal gangs are terrorizing the city with apparent impunity.

5. jamb: the vertical part of a door or window frame:
She leaned against the door jamb.

2014/3/13
1. jangle: to make a noise like metal hitting metal:
He jangled his keys in his pocket.

2. jaunty: showing that you are happy and confident:
When he came back his hat was at a jaunty angle and he was smiling.

3. javelin: a competition in which javelins are thrown:
She was first in the javelin.

4. kibosh: to spoil or destroy an idea or plan:
The rain certainly put the kibosh on our plans for a picnic.

5. keynote: the most important or most emphasized part of something:
This issue has become the keynote of the election campaign.