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Jackie Evancho: Danny Boy(with lyrics)

manner of the church /Cathedral 小教堂/大教堂(有主教)

Pitch Perfect

a- without the-god amateur atheist amoral拉

A cappella義大利語

What does the mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one mean?

The Catcher in the Rye

cracy-治理Democracy管理員 govern manage bureau(ary)官僚(體系) FBI

bureaucracy theocracy atheist god

demon惡魔 demonstration demotion de-down away from promotion pro-in fever of demands

the economist 經紀人”studen Taiwan”

legislature-make the law

checks and balances (Executive-Judiciary-Legislative)

enforce the law CEO/interpret the law

protest (n/v)

protestant-catholic Christian

protestor

Bloody Marry血腥瑪莉 舊教

Elizabeth I 伊麗莎白一世 新教

WASP White-Anglo-Saxon-Protestment

*再文章中出現三次以上的字一定是重點，不要畫線或是畫圈，因為這樣只會看畫線的地方而無法快速掃讀，可以寫在空白處

Gone with the wind 飄/亂世佳人

emerge out from death

e-out of Evict evacuate emerge

36000 s.p. square kilometers /cubi(y)

dia-through diarrhea diagnosis diameter

barometer measure

measurement丈量

ki lo me ters

ther mo me ter

hy dro me ter

Hadrian’s 哈德良wall

1492哥倫布

1. assume

to believe that something is true, even though no one has told you or even though you have no proof

-Everyone accepted she was telling the truth, although in fact this was quite a lot to assume.

2. diameter

a straight line that crosses a circle through the centre, or the length of this line

-The dome is ten feet in diameter.

3. ecosystem

all the different activities, companies, systems etc that are involved in a particular area of business, especially new technology

-Today Apple's iOS platform and ecosystem seem invincible.

4. emerge

to come out of something or out from behind something

-After a few weeks, the caterpillar emerges from its cocoon.

5. frontier

a border between two countries, especially one with official points where people or vehicles cross

-the frontier between Israel and Lebanon

6. giant

a very large and successful company

-the Dutch electronics giant Phillips

7. limb

an arm, or a leg

-She rested her tired, aching limbs.

8. manage

to succeed in doing something, especially something that needs a lot of effort or skill

-I don't know how you manage.

9. penetrate

to get inside an object or body by getting through something

-A piece of glass had penetrated the skin.

10. rot

to decay by a gradual natural process, or to make something decay in this way

-All those sweets will rot your teeth.

11. alert.

able to think in a clear and intelligent way

-She's remained physically fit and mentally alert.

12. bust.

a woman's breasts, used especially when taking their measurements

-Measure the hips, waist, and bust.

13. desperately

in a very worried or angry way

-She tried desperately to push him away.

14. foliage

the leaves of a plant or tree

-red flowers and dark green foliage

15. gap

a space or opening in the middle of something or between things

-Fill in any gaps around windows and doors.

16. grab

to take hold of something in a rough or rude way

-He grabbed the knife before I could get to it.

17. gravity

the seriousness or importance of something

-I'm sure you can appreciate the gravity of the situation.

18. layer

an amount or sheet of a substance that covers a surface or that lies between two things or two other substances

-Glue the layers together and let them dry.

19. lean

to move your body so it is closer to or further from someone or something, for example by bending at the waist

-The other girl leaned forward to hear what was going on.

20.leap

to move somewhere suddenly and quickly

-She leapt to her feet (=suddenly stood up) when she saw me.

21. shrug

to move your shoulders up and let them drop to show that you do not know something or do not care

-'Why not?' she asked. Tony shrugged his shoulders.

22. swing

to move, or to make something move, backwards and forwards or from one side to another, especially from a fixed point

-Swing your arms loosely at your sides.

23. tangle

the untidy shape that things make when they are twisted round each other or round something else

-Her hair had got into a hopeless tangle.

24. narrow

limited in range or variety

-We are left with a relatively narrow range of options.

25. civilization

a society that has developed its own culture and institutions

-the history of Western civilization