
CHAPTER 7: Choosing to Be Different
Reading skill: Writing a Summary

VOCABULARY SKILL BUILDING: The suffix -free
carefree = without cares
child-free = without children
CHAPTER 8: Welcome to Leisureville
Reading skill: Recognizing Point of View

1. throne /θr'on/
王座,君主
The prine laid claim to the throne .
王子宣稱他有權繼承王位。
2. graphic /gr'æfɪk/
(a.)圖的,用圖表示的
After scoring over my calmness in this graphic way he nodded wisely .
他以如此形象逼真的動作嚇了我以后,便狡黠地朝我點點頭。
3. shabby /ʃ'æbi/
(a.)衣衫襤褸的,不體面的,破舊的,吝嗇的,卑鄙的
He generally wore an old, shabby hat .
他經常帶一頂舊的、破爛的禮帽。
4. mule /mj'ul/
騾子;雜種;執拗的人
Along the ravine there was a mule path .
沿著這條深谷有一條羊腸小路
5. alongside /əl'ɔŋs'ɑɪd/
與…並排,在…旁邊
She came alongside and raked him fore and aft .
她倒對他展開近戰,全面開火。
6. nutrient /n'utriənt/
(a.)營養的,滋養的營養物,滋養物
Clay contains available nutrient elements .
黏土會有有用的營養元素。
7. intellect /'ɪntəl,ɛkt/
智力,理解力,知識分子
In short, he was as good as his intellect conceived .
總之,照他的眼光看來,他是個好人。
8. accordance /ək'ɔrdəns/
一致,和諧,符合;給予
He acted in accordance with his beliefs .
他按照自己的信念行事。
9. scope /sk'op/
範圍,機會,廣度,眼界,觀察儀器,導彈射程
This is a deep result beyond our scope .
這個結論具有的深刻意義超出人們的意料。
10. decade /dɛk'ed/
十年,10年
Prices have risen steadily during the past decade .
過去十年來物價一直上漲。
11. orchestra /'ɔrkəstrə/
管弦樂隊(vt.)命令;定購
The orchestra played the national anthem again .
樂隊又奏起了國歌。
12. trauma /tr'ɔmə/
外傷,損傷
It's the deepest trauma of our existence .
這在我們的生命史上是最慘重的一次打擊了。
13. maple /m'epəl/
楓,楓木,淡棕色
Now the maple leaves are tinged with autumn red .現在楓葉微帶秋天的紅色。
14. shaver /ʃ'evɚ/
修面的人
Electric shavers are all right when you're in a hurry, but there's nothing like a razor for a good close shave .
電動刮臉刀忙的時候用還不錯,若是打算刮得乾凈,怎麼也不如普通刮臉刀好。
15. anecdote /'ænəkdot/
軼事,奇聞
It had never been more than a family anecdote .
那不過是個家庭趣談罷了。
16. extracurricular /ɛkstrəkɚ'ɪkjəlɚ/
(a.)課外的,業餘的
List your summer jobs, extracurricular school activities .
列出你暑假里所做工作,學校的課外活動。
17. handicraft /h'ændikræft/
手工藝,手藝,技巧
Traditional handicraft techniques are being steadily improved .
傳統的手工藝技術不斷革新。
18. apprentice /əpr'ɛntəs/
學徒,徒弟,見習生(v.)當學徒,使做學徒
He was bound ( as an ) apprentice to a shoemaker .
他做了鞋店的學徒。
19. outright /'ɑʊtr'ɑɪt/
(a.)率直的,完全的,總共的(ad.)率直地,立刻地,一直向前
I told him outright what i thought of him .
我坦白地告訴他我對他的感想。
20. alphabet /'ælfəbɛt/
字母系統,字母表
The alphabet is usually ascribed to the phoenicians .
人們一般都說字母表是腓尼基人發明的。
21. silkworm /s'ɪlkwɚm/
蠶The silkworms have gone into the bushes to spin their cocoons .
蠶結繭了。
22. parallel /p'ɛrəlɛl/
平行,對比,相匹敵之物(a.)平行的,相似的(vt.)與…平行,與…相似,相比
He proved the existence of parallel lines .
他證明了平行線的存在性。
23. intrude /ɪntr'ud/
(v.)闖進,入侵,侵犯,侵佔,佔用,打擾
They would feel that they were intruding .
他們會覺得他們在打擾我們。
24. pajamas /pədʒ'ɑməz/
睡衣,寬長褲
He bought a pair of pajamas .
他買了一套睡衣。
25. clasp /kl'æsp/
扣子,鉤,緊握(vt.)(vi.)扣緊,緊握,密切合作
His gloved hands were clasped behind him .
他雙手戴著手套,叉在背后。
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