CHAPTER 21 “Keeping an Eye on the Sky” is an interview with an air traffic controller.
CHAPTER 22 “The Effects of Multitasking” is a survey of various research that suggests that multitasking may be more detrimental than beneficial for most people
1. What is that?
What is that for?
Why should we care?
motivation
preparation
anticipation
past
present
future
2. liberal arts
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3. muti- more than one, many
Ex: multitasking, multidimensional, multifamily
: several families together
4. sim- with, together
Ex: simultaneous
5. bene- good
Ex: benefits, benediction
6. aero- air
Ex: aeronautics, aerobatics
7. dis- negative
Ex: disease, dislike, disadvantage, distort
8. ◎multitasking
◎good memory
◎communication skills
◎team work
2014/6/6
1. deter: to prevent someone from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something by making it difficult for them to do it or by threatening bad results if they do it:
These measures are designed to deter an enemy attack.
2. detente: an improvement in the relationship between two countries that in the past were not friendly and did not trust each other:
The talks are aimed at furthering detente between the two countries.
3. deteriorate: to become worse:
She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated.
4. determine: to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen:
The number of staff we can take on will be determined by how much money we're allowed to spend.
5. deterrent: something that deters people from doing something:
Tougher prison sentences may act/serve as a deterrent to other would-be offenders.
2014/6/9
1. detract: to make something seem less valuable or less deserving of admiration than it really is or was thought to be:
All that make-up she wears actually detracts from her beauty, I think.
2. deviate: to do something that is different from the usual or common way of behaving:
The recent pattern of weather deviates from the norm for this time of year.
3. devious: describes people or plans and methods that are dishonest, often in a complicated way, but often also clever and successful:
You have to be a bit devious if you're going to succeed in business.
4. devise: to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually cleverly or using imagination:
He's good at devising language games that you can play with students in class.
5. devolve: to (cause power or responsibility to) be given to other people:
To be a good manager, you must know how to devolve responsibility downwards.
2014/6/10
1. devote: to give all of something, especially your time, effort, or love, or yourself, to something you believe in or to a person:
He left government to devote more time to his family.
2. devour: to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left:
The young cubs hungrily devoured the deer.
3. dexterity: the ability to perform a difficult action quickly and skilfully with the hands, or the ability to think quickly and effectively:
He caught the ball with great dexterity.
4. diagram: a simple plan that represents a machine, system, or idea, etc., often drawn to explain how it works:
The teacher drew a diagram showing how the blood flows through the heart.
5. dialect: a form of a language that people speak in a particular part of a country, containing some different words and grammar, etc.:
The poem is written in northern dialect.
2014/6/11
1. dice: a small cube (= object with six equal square sides) with a different number of spots on each side, used in games involving chance:
We need two dice to play the game.
2. dictate: to give orders, or tell someone exactly what they must do, with total authority:
The UN will dictate the terms of troop withdrawal from the region.
3. dictum: a short statement, especially one expressing advice or a general truth:
He followed the famous American dictum, 'Don't get mad, get even'.
4. diddle: to get money from someone in a way that is not honest:
He diddled me! He said that there were six in a bag, but there were only five.
5. diffuse: to (cause something to) spread in many directions:
Television is a powerful means of diffusing knowledge.
2014/6/12
1. dignify: to cause something to be respected and considered important when that is not deserved:
I'm not even going to dignify that stupid question with an answer.
2. digress: to move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and to write or talk about something else:
But I digress. To get back to what I was saying, this poem reflects the poet's love of nature and his religious beliefs.
3. dilate: to (cause a part of the body to) become wider or further open:
The pupils of the eyes dilate as darkness increases.
4. dilemma: a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you could do:
The president is clearly in a dilemma about/over how to tackle the crisis.
5. dilatory: slow and likely to cause delay:
British institutions have been dilatory in cutting credit card charges.
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