Note

A.Mattew West- You are everything

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/matthewwest/youareeverything.html

B.Spring break

Spring break is a vacational period in early spring at universities and schools in various countries in the world.

It is also known by names such as

(1)Easter vacation

(2)Easter Holiday

(3)March break

(4)spring vacation

(5)Mid-Term Break

(6)study week

(7)reading week

(8) reading period

(9) Easter week

depending on regional conventions.

C. A Moveable Feast

This article is about Ernest Hemingway's memoir. For holy days without a fixed date.

D.The Wedding Feast at Cana

This article is about a 16th century work of art. For the biblical event on which it is based.

Root & Prefix List

1.equi-→ equal, equally

2.cap- →head

Vocabulary

1.penetrate (v.) : to move into or through something

 /ˈpen.ɪ.treɪt/

Amazingly, the bullet did not penetrate his brain.

2.rot (v.) :  to (cause to) decay

  /rɒt/

The fruit had been left to rot on the trees.

3.prehistoric (adj.) : describing the period before there were written records

/ˌpriː.hɪˈstɒr.ɪk/

Painting originated in prehistoric times.

4.sequoia (n.) : a large Californian evergreen (= never losing its leaves) tree

 /sɪˈkwɔɪə/        that can reach a height of more than 90 metres

They cofounded the sequoia seminar here in the bay area.

5.meteor (n.) : a piece of rock or other matter from space that produces a            /m'itiɚ/         bright light as it travels through the Earth's atmosphere

Meteors are also called shooting star , falling star.

6.manage (v.) :to succeed in doing something, especially something difficult

/ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/

 I only just managed to finish on time.

7.coastal (adj.) : situated on, or relating to the coast

 /k'ostəl/

There was a coastal town before.

8.damp (adj.) : slightly wet, especially in a way that is not pleasant or

 /dæmp/           comfortable

This shirt still feels a bit damp.

9.swish (v.) : to (cause to) move quickly through the air making a soft sound

  /swɪʃ/

I heard the rope swish through the air.

10.frontier (n.) :  a border between two countries, or a border between land           /frʌnˈtɪər/        used to grow crops where people live and wild land

Some of the frontier between Germany and Poland follows the course of the river Oder.

11.technique (n.) : a way of doing an activity which needs skill

     /tekˈniːk/

We have developed a new technique for detecting errors in the manufacturing process.

12.redirect (v.) : to change the direction of something, especially to send a     /r,idɚ'ɛkt/          letter to a new address

Resources must be redirected into the many under-funded areas of education.

13.mineral (n.) : a valuable or useful chemical substance which is formed   /m'ɪnrəl/           naturally in the ground

A healthy diet should supply all necessary vitamins and minerals.

14.emerge (v.) : to appear by coming out of something or out from behind

   /ɪˈmɜːdʒ/          something

She emerged from the sea, blue with cold.

15.formerly (adv.) : in the past

   /f'ɔrmɚli/

The European Union was formerly called the European Community.

16.assume (v.) :  to accept something to be true without question or proof

    /əs'um/

I assumed you knew each other because you went to the same school.

17.tangle (n.) : an untidy mass of things that are not in a state of order, or a

 /ˈtæŋ.ɡl̩/          state of confusion or difficulty.

There is a tangle of wires, watch out!

18.work one's way (ph.) : exert oneself to proceed in a particular direction

She's working her way through college.

19.plaid (n.): a pattern of different coloured straight lines crossing each other at    /pl'æd/       90 degree angles, or a cloth with this pattern

Look! The man in plaid shirt is so handsome!

20.consolation (n.) : something that makes someone who is sad or                    /k,ɑnsəl'eʃən/           disappointed feel better.

I didn't know what to say - I just offered a few words of consolation.

21.good-natured (adj.) : pleasant or friendly

   /ˌɡʊdˈneɪ.tʃəd/

My mom has a good-natured face.

22.porch (n.) :  a covered structure in front of the entrance to a building

    /pɔːtʃ/

We sat out on the porch to cool off.

23.blonde (adj.) ： with pale yellow or gold hair

     /blɑːnd/

I don't know there is a blonde woman or a blond man next to me.

24.fierce (afj.) : physically violent and frightening

    /fɪəs/

Two men were shot during fierce fighting last weekend.

25.steep (adj) : rising or falling at a sharp angle

    /stiːp/

It's a steep climb to the top of the mountain, but the view is worth it.