2016.09.22

 

Orientation:

 A function of the mind, similar to direction

👉 Student orientation:  the first week of a university year

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Five common phrases from Bible

1. A fly in the ointment :

👉 A single thing or person that is spoiling a situation that could have been very positie or enjoyable.

2. Fight the good fight :

👉 Deal with it perfectly.

3. Labor of love :

👉 A piece of hard work that you do because you enjoy it and not because you will receive money or praise for it, or because you need to do it.

4. A thorn in the flesh :

👉 A person or thing that reeatedly annoys you or causes you pain.

5. go the extra mile :

👉 To make more effort than is expected of you.

🔓 The way to remember the vocabulary

prefix + stem + suffix ( adj. / noun / verb )

🌟 Some word learns from Greek Mythology

1. Achilles' heel: Fatal weakness, area of weakness, vulnerable spot. 

 👉 Is a weakness in spite of overall strength, which can actually or potentially lead to downfall. While the mythological origin refers to a physical vulnerability, idiomatic references to other attributes or qualities that can lead to downfall are common.

2. Narcissus ( /nɑːrˈsɪsəs/ ): A hunter who fell in love with his own reflection.

👉 Narcissist (n.): People who love themselves

 

   Narcissism (n.): Considered a social or cultural problem. It is a factor in trait theory used in various self-report inventories of personality

 

➡Narcissistic (adj.)

 

   Narcissus (n.): A kind of flower, it is believed to be transformed by the body of Narcissus.

                                               

3. Apple of discord: is used to signify the core, kernel, or crux of an argument, or a small matter that could lead to a bigger dispute.

 

                                

4. Siren:

           i.        Alarm  

         ii.        Woman who is both charming and dangerous

👉 It is a dangerous creature, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island.

 

                                         

 5. Chimera:

 

           i.        A creature in the ancient Greek

         ii.        Fantasy     

       ➡ Chimerical (adj.)

👉 A monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature of Lycia in Asia Minor, composed of the parts of more than one animal. It is usually depicted as a lion, with the head of a goat arising from its back, and a tail that might end with a snake's head

 

6. Atlas:

           i.        Was a Titan condemned to hold up the sky for eternity after the Titanomachy. 

         ii.         It is typically a map of Earth or a region of Earth, but there are atlases of the other planets (and their satellites) in the Solar System.

                                               

7. Trojan Horse:

 

           i.        The Greeks used to enter the city of Troy and win the war.

         ii.        Mean any trick or stratagem that causes a target to invite a foe into a securely protected bastion or place.

     ➡ A malicious computer program which tricks users into willingly running it is also called a "Trojan horse"

                                   

8. Under the rose: Secretly

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