Week 8

1. act法案

2. 某些詞加"en"會變成動詞 ex: enlarge, encourage, deafen

3. provision-法案

4. checks and balance-分權

5. ”The sleeping fox catches no ducks”

 “A penny saved is a penny earned”

6. Chapter後面不加冒號

7. processed food means pro-cooked food

Monday

1. biannual : occurring etc. twice a year

2. bigot : obstinate believer who is intolerant of others

3. bill of rights : a statement of the rights of a country’s citizens

4. bimbo : attractive but unintelligent young woman

5. binaural : (of sound) recorded using two microphones and usu. transmitted separately to the two ears

Tuesday

1. binge : bout of excessive eating, drinking, etc. ; spree

2. Biodiversity : the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a habitat

3. biological clock : innate mechanism controlling an organism’s rhythmic physiological activities

4. biosphere : regions pf the earth’s crust and atmosphere occupied by living things

5. birdbrain : stupid or flighty person

Wednesday

1. bird of passage : migrant/habitual traveller  

2. birthright : inherited, esp. property, rights

3. bitty : made up of bits; scrappy

4. blab : talk foolishly or indiscreetly

5. blacklist : lisy of people in disfavor

Thursday

1. black market : illicit trade in rationed, prohibited, or scrace commodities

2. blackout : temporary loss of consciousness or memory

3. bland : mild, not irritating

4. blarney : cajoling talk; flattery

5. blasted : damned; annoying

Friday

1. blatant : flagrant, unashamed/loudly obtrusive

2. bleak : exposed, windswept/dreary, grim

3. bleeding heart : a person considered to be too liberal or soft-hearted

4. blemish : defect, or stain

5. blighter : contemptible or annoying person