文學作品導讀week6

1. Sara’s speech:「美國夢的興起與破滅」經典小說讀書會

 

2. vocabulary

 

Ann- year

For example:

Annuity: a specified income payable at stated intervals for a fixed

or a contingent period, often for the recipient's life, in consideration

of a stipulated premium paid either in prior installment payments or

in a single payment.

Anniversary: the celebration or commemoration of such a date.

 

-gen: a combining form meaning “that which produces”

For example:

Hydrogen

 

Cardio- : a combining form meaning “heart”

For example:

Cardiogram

 

 

Gene- get start, beginning

For example:

Generator: a machine that converts one form of energy into

another, especially mechanical energy into electrical energy,

as a dynamo, or electrical energy into sound, as an acoustic

generator.

Genesis: an origin, creation, or beginning.

 

Chrono- : a combining form meaning “time”

For example:

Chronological: arranged in the order of time

 

Conscience (n.): the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct

or motives, impelling one toward right action.

Wilt (v.): to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither.

 

SARS＝ Severe acute respiratory syndrome

a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the SARS coronavirus

 

Wilt(v.): to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither.

Torah: the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions

of the Old Testament.

3. Systems of the human body

Cardiovascular / Circulatory system

Digestive system / Excretory system

Endocrine system

Integumentary system/ Exocrine system

Lymphatic system / Immune system

Muscular system/Skeletal system

Nervous system

Renal system / Urinary system

Reproductive system

Respiratory system

 

 

4. The Presidential Medal of Freedom

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is an award bestowed by the President

of the United States. It recognizes those individuals who have made "an

especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of

the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private

endeavors".