Week 6
10/13-17
(1) Additional notes in class
No man is an island entire of itself; every man
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;
if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe
is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as
well as any manner of thy friends or of thine
own were; any man's death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind.
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

employee使用
clod (v.)阻塞
thine=yours
diminish (v.)消逝
Utopia-Dystopia

(2) Vocabulary journal
1. architect/ˈɑː.kɪ.tekt/
-someone whose job it is to design buildings
Ex: Bevan was the architect of the British National Health Service.
From: VR is also very useful for architects.
2. floor plan/ˈflɔr ˌplæn, ˈfloʊr/
-a drawing that shows the shape of a room or rooms from above
From: “By bringing the floor plans to life, buyer get a better understanding of what it would be like to actually live in this house,” says Mitchell C. Hochberg president and CEO of Spectrum Skanska, a company that designs and builds homes.
3. CEO/ˌsiː.iːˈəʊ/
-Chief Executive Officer (of a company); the head or president of the company
From: “By bringing the floor plans to life, buyer get a better understanding of what it would be like to actually live in this house,” says Mitchell C. Hochberg president and CEO of Spectrum Skanska, a company that designs and builds homes.
4. molecule/ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl/
-one or more atoms that form the smallest unit of a particular substance
From: Chemists and drug designers use VR to look at the shape of complex molecules and build new ones.
5. abdomen/ˈæb.də.mən/
-stomach; front part of an animal, between the chest and the legs
From: “You can even get swallowed by a grasshopper and find yourself in its abdomen,” says entomologist Alexie A.
6. accumulate/əˈkjuː.mjʊ.leɪt/
-to collect a large number of things over a long period of time
Ex: As people accumulate more wealth, they tend to spend a greater proportion of their incomes.
From: Dirty dishes accumulate, as the teenagers will not leave their rooms or allow anyone else to enter.
7. carefree/ˈkeə.friː/
-having no problems or not being worried about anything
Ex: I remember my carefree student days.
From: In retirement communities throughout the United States, senior citizens live a carefree, child-free existence in gated neighborhoods sometimes referred to as “Disney for adults.”
8. claustrophobic/ˌklɒs.trəˈfəʊ.bɪk/
-describes a place which is small and closed, and makes you feel uncomfortable when you are in it
Ex: My room's a bit claustrophobic.
From: Instead, they withdraw into their own claustrophobic worlds.
9. disturb/dɪˈstɜːb/
-to interrupt what someone is doing
Ex: Please don't disturb Georgina - she's trying to do her homework.
From: In this communities, the sun is always shinning, the streets are safe and clean, the golf courses are always green, and the seniors’ sleep is never disturbed by crying children or loud teenagers.
10. fate/feɪt/
-what happens to a particular person or thing, especially something final or negative, such as death or defeat
Ex: We want to decide our own fate.
From: They believe that the fate of the plant depends on the creation of new ways of living.
11. isolation/ˌaɪ.səl.eɪ.ʃən/
-the condition of being alone, especially when this makes you feel unhappy
Ex: The prisoner had been kept in isolation for three days.
From: Free from the stress of work and raising children, these retirees choose to live their golden years in happy isolation.
12. leisure/ˈleʒ.ər/
-the time when you are not working or doing other duties
Ex: Most people only have a limited amount of leisure time.
From: They spend their days enjoying their favorite leisure activities in their own child-free “Disneyland.”
13. reject/rɪˈdʒekt/
-to refuse to accept, use or believe something or someone
Ex: The appeal was rejected by the High Court.
From: Rather than following traditions, some people reject them.
14. retirement/rɪˈtaɪə.mənt/
-when you leave your job and stop working, usually because you are old
Ex: Many teachers over the age of 50 are taking early retirement.
From: In retirement communities throughout the United States, senior citizens live a carefree, child-free existence in gated neighborhoods sometimes referred to as “Disney for adults.”
15. senior citizen
-polite phrase for an old person
Ex: Discounts are available for senior citizens.
From: In retirement communities throughout the United States, senior citizens live a carefree, child-free existence in gated neighborhoods sometimes referred to as “Disney for adults.”
16. set apart from
From: They have chosen lifestyles that set them apart from others.
17. uneasy/ʌnˈiː.zi/
-If you are uneasy, you are slightly worried or uncomfortable about a particular situation
Ex: I feel a bit uneasy about asking her to do me such a big favour.
From: The number of Hikikomori is not very large, but their existence makes many people in Japan uneasy.
18. withdraw/wɪðˈdrɔː/
-to take or move out or back, or to remove
Ex: This credit card allows you to withdraw up to £200 a day from cash dispensers.
From: Instead, they withdraw into their own claustrophobic worlds.
19. quarters/ˈkwɔː.tər/
-the house, room, or place where you live
From: In northern Iran, nomads walk their goats from winter quarters in the desert to a summer home high in the Zagros Mountains.
20. gated /ɡeɪtid/
-a group of houses surrounded by fences or walls, that can only be entered by the people who live there
Ex: The neighborhood is a gated community with a security guard to protect residents from intruders.
From: In retirement communities throughout the United States, senior citizens live a carefree, child-free existence in gated neighborhoods sometimes referred to as “Disney for adults.”
21. Shah of Iran
-Mohammand Reza Pahlavi, ruler of Iran from 1941 until 1979
From: During the twentieth century, the Shah of Iran tried to make the Bakhtiari give up their nomadic traditions.
22. overthrown/ˌəʊ.vəˈθrəʊ/
-to remove someone from power, using force; to defeat
Ex: He said that Allende's government in Chile was overthrown by the army and the CIA in 1973.
From: After the Shah was overthrown, however, the Bakhtiari returned to their traditional nomadic life.
23. wool/wʊl/
-the soft, thick hair which grows on the bodies of sheep and some other animals
Ex: The blankets are made from wool and the sheets from cotton.
From: They raise sheep and make cloth from the wool.
24. biofuel/ˈbaɪ.əʊˌfjuː.əl/
-a fuel that is made from living things or their waste
From: They make their own biofuel to power their cars and trucks.
25. barter/ˈbɑː.tər/
-to exchange goods for other things rather than for money
Ex: He bartered his stamp collection for her comics.
From: If they need something that they cannot make or grow, they get it by bartering with other homesteaders.