* wrap-up 剩下的包起來
* children’s literature à for pleasure / for understanding
* To kill a mockingbird
àThis book is about growing up.
* Danaë and golden shower by Klimt
à He also has some great paintings such as The Kiss.
1.不是wizard
2.不wonderful
3.不能解決問題
(1) On the beginning, the only thing they had is each other.
(2) Gretel learn something from experience such as brain, heart, and courage.
(3) Resolution - rich and the death of the stepmother
*plump 擬聲字
*brats 死小孩
*desert (v.) 丟棄
*overhear 無意間聽到，偷聽到
*pebble 小石頭
*second wife , ill-treated 後母
(1) It's about a little girl who has a disagreeable-looking face and she always put a sour expression on her face.
(2) Sickly, fretful, ugly
(3) as tyrannical and selfish little pig as ever lived
*disagreeable 顧人怨
*moor 荒原
(1) Mark Twain used lots of oral language (Southern American accent) in this novel such as "Spare the rod and spile the child." 不打不成器
*antagonist 反角
*Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ear
(1) Theme: blame for others, greeting, and story-telling的能力
(2) You don’t need to learn any moral lesson
*The St. Regis Hotel à King Cole Bar 出現在The Devil Wears Prada (firm)
*straw 稻草；吸管
strawberry 草莓
scarecrow 稻草人
*gay people-- 50年前還是使人愉悅的意思
每周單字 :
1. Vulgar (adj.)
something which is vulgar is rude, unpleasant, and offensive
*Spitting in public is considered vulgar.
2. Wrestle (v.)
to fight by holding and pushing someone but without hitting with your fists, especially as a sport
*He wrestled with his classmate.
3. Validity (adj.)
a valid document or ticket will be accepted by officials
*This offer is valid for travel before the end of April.
4. Usher (v.)
to lead someone politely somewhere, for example into a room or toward a seat
*He ushered at the banquet.
5. Undermine (v.)
to make something or someone become gradually less effective, confident, or successful
*Britain was accused of undermining international efforts to reduce pollution.
6. Trousers (n.)
a piece of clothing covering the body from the waist to the feet, divided into separate parts for each leg and worn by both men and women
*Emma will go to buy a new pair of trousers for her husband.
7. Truant (n.)
a child who stays away from school without permission
*The truants were caught and sent back to school.
8. Substantial (adj.)
large in amount or degree
*The study reveals very substantial differences between population groups.
9. Stutter (v.)
to repeat the sounds of words in an uncontrolled way when you speak because you are nervous or have a speech problem
*Richard stuttered a reply and sat down, his face red.
10. Sophisticated (adj.)
knowing and understanding a lot about a complicated subject
*Consumers are getting more sophisticated and more demanding.
11. Skeleton (n.)
the set of bones that supports a human or animal body, or a model of this
*He dug up some bones from a human skeleton.
12. Renaissance (n.)
the period in Europe between the 14th and 16th centuries when there was increased interest in ancient Greece and Rome, which produced new developments in art, literature, science, architecture, etc.
*Pole wants to live during the renaissance of the center of the world!
13. Quart (n.)
a unit for measuring an amount of liquid, containing two pints
*He drank a quart of milk.
14. Ebb (v.)
to fall away or decline
*Our hope of winning began to ebb in the third round.
15. Grasshopper (n.)
a large insect with long back legs that moves by jumping and makes short high sounds
*There are usually a lot of grasshoppers in the rice fields.
16. Jaywalk (v.)
to cross or walk in a street recklessly or illegally
*We still have to eat well and not jaywalk, but those are not guarantees.
17. Incline (v.)
to slope in a particular direction, or to make something do this
*The land inclines gradually downward toward the Simpson Desert.
18. Pathetic (adj.)
useless or not effective in an annoying way
*That's the most pathetic excuse I've ever heard.
19. Walnut (n.)
a nut you can eat that has a knobby surface (=covered in small round lumps) inside a hard round shell
*The meat of the walnut can be used in cakes.
20. Warranty (n.)
a company's written promise to repair or replace a product that you buy from them if it breaks or does not work, usually for a specific period of time after you buy it
*Is the CD player still under warranty?
21. Smallpox (n.)
a serious disease in which your skin becomes covered in spots that can leave permanent marks
*Smallpox has been brought under control by the use of vaccine.
22. Slump (v.)
to be suddenly reduced to a much lower level
*Profits slumped to under $250 million.
23. Reservoir (n.)
an artificial or natural lake where water is stored so that it can be supplied to the houses in an area
*This reservoir supplies the entire city with water.
24. Plead (v.)
to ask for something in an urgent or emotional way
*He knelt in front of the king, pleading for mercy.:
25. Detached (adj.)
not feeling involved with someone or something in a close or emotional way
*Her face had an expression of detached amusement.
