2015/03/13 week 2 additional notes in class

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• Do whatever you feel can help your studies.
• Help you maintain what you already have.
• 我來不及參加你的過去，但你的未來我不缺席。

 

• English materials in their individual

 

• Basic test organization

 

• Fee → pay, money

 

• De, des = destination 
• cap = captivating

 

• safari

 

• I am interested in something interesting.

 

• I feel bored for your boring.

 

• Who is Gatsby?
• Why he is great? 
• What should we care?

 

• Reversed side

 

• See the other side

 

• Novel under line

 

• In one sense

 

• Ironic

 

• Whose life is an illusion, which the illusion looks like real.

 

 

 

 

2015/03/13 week2 vocabulary journal

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• Appreciation(n.): /ə-ˌprē-shē-ˈā-shən, -ˌpri- also -ˌprē-sē-/

1. an ability to understand the worth, quality, or importance of something : an ability to appreciate something

2. They also say that they have a much greater appreciation for life.

3. Ex: You've been so generous, and I'd like to show my appreciation by cooking a meal for you.

• Capacity (n.): /kə-ˈpa-sə-tē, -ˈpas-tē/

1. the ability to hold or contain people or things

2. Humans have only two legs but an incredible capacity for running.

3. Ex: The disease causes a deterioration of breathing capacity.

• Cycle (n.): /ˈsaɪk(ə)l/

1. a series of events that happen again and again in the same order or at the same times

2. The monk completes three of these 100-day cycle.

3. Ex: Eddie parked his cycle against a lamp post and padlocked it.

•  Dramatic(adj.): /drəˈmætɪk/

1. dramatic behaviour is done to impress other people

2. They notice a dramatic improvement in all of their senses; they can see, hear, taste, and smell much better than before.

3. Ex: There was a dramatic pause before his big announcement.

• Elite (n.): /ɪˈliːt/

1. a small group of people who have a lot of advantages and keep the most power and influence

2. Millions of people worldwide watch as elite runners compete for millions of dollars on television.

3. Ex: The winners of this science award represent the elite of our high schools.

 

 

•  Enormous (adj.): /ɪˈnɔː(r)məs/

1. very great in size or amount

2. And because Iten is 8,000 feet above sea level, the Kalenlini develop an enormous lung capacity.

3. We chose not to undertake the project because of the enormous costs involved.

• Edge (n.): /edʒ/

1. the part of something that is furthest from its centre

2. This gives the Kalenlini an important edge when they compete in races at lower altitudes.

3. He sharpened the edge of his knife on a grindstone .

• Intense (n.): /ɪnˈtens/

1. involving or done with a lot of effort, energy, attention etc

2. The 1,000-day challenge of the monks of Hiei involves intense periods of running, as well as a period of extreme physical deprivation.

3. The candidate has many intense supporters .

• Lung (n.): /lʌŋ/

1. one of the two organs in your chest that fill with air when you breathe

2. And because Iten is 8,000 feet above sea level, the Kalenlini develop an enormous lung capacity.

3. He filled his lungs with the clean, fresh air.

• Reward (n.): /rɪˈwɔː(r)d/

1. to give money or another kind of payment to (someone or something) for something good that has been done

2. For the Tarahumara, running seems to be its own reward.

3. She rewarded herself by buying a new pair of shoes.

 

• Rigorous (adj.): /ˈri-g(ə-)rəs/

1. done carefully and with a lot of attention to detail

2. The few monks who have completed the rigorous 1,000-day challenge say that they now see the world in a new way.

3. Ex: We subjected the data to a rigorous analysis.

• Sweat(v.): /swet/

1. liquid that forms on your skin when you are hot

2. And because we can sweat, we can control our body temperature while we run.

3. Ex: They saw his face was white and sweating .

•  Altitude(n.): /ˈal-tə-ˌtüd also -ˌtyüd/

1. the height of something (such as an airplane) above the level of the sea

2. This gives the Kalenlini an important edge when they compete in races at lower altitudes.

3. Ex: Some visitors find it difficult to adjust to the city's high altitude.

• Enlightenment (n.): /in-ˈlī-tən-mənt, en-/

1. the state of having knowledge or understanding : the act of giving someone knowledge or understanding

2. The tradition continues today as people all over the world continue to run for money, sport, exercise, enlightenment, or just plain fun.

3. Ex: His comments failed to provide enlightenment.

• Deprivation (n.): /ˌde-prə-ˈvā-shən also ˌdē-ˌprī-/

1. the state of not having something that people need : the state of being deprived of something

2. The 1,000-day challenge of the monks of Hiei involves intense periods of running, as well as a period of extreme physical deprivation.

3. Ex: She eventually overcame the deprivations of her childhood.

 

 

 

• Accurate (adj.): /ˈa-kyə-rət, ˈa-k(ə-)rət/

1. free from mistakes or errors

2. When Dr. Secher tried to predict how fast competitive rowers could go, based only on their sizes and the weights of their boars, he was accurate to within 1 percent.

3. Ex: The machines were not yet accurate enough to give useful results.

• Glance (v.): /ˈglan(t)s/

1. to look at someone or something very quickly

2. At first glance,: a big rower may seem to be at a disadvantage.

3. Ex: She glanced up from her book when he entered the room.

• Beneficial (adj.): /ˌbe-nə-ˈfi-shəl/

1. producing good or helpful results or effects : producing benefits

2. Physics can also explain why being big is beneficial for some sports and not others.

3. Ex: He hopes the new drug will prove beneficial to many people.

• Championship(n.): /-ˌship/

1. an important competition that decides which player or team is the best in a particular sport, game, etc.

2. Dr. Joyner got a coach , worked hard, and recently ranked fifteenth swimming championship race.

3. Ex: The team hasn't won a championship in 30 years.

• Horizontal(adj.): /hȯr-ə-ˈzän-təl, ˌhär-/

1. positioned from side to side rather than up and down : parallel to the ground

2. Because swimmers are horizontal in the water, their long bodies give them an automatic edge.

3. Ex: The ground was horizontal to the flagpole .

 

 

• Initially(adv.): /i-ˈni-shəl/

1. occurring at the beginning of something

2. The best high school athlete Mr. Smith ever coached initially wanted to play football.

3. You've resolved my initial complaint, but now I have a new question

• Muscle (n.): /ˈmə-səl/

1. a body tissue that can contract and produce movement

2. But because water holds the boat up, weight becomes less important compared with the enormous benefits of having strong muscles.

3. She doesn't have the muscle to lift something so heavy.

•  Reasoning (n.): / ˋri:zniŋ/

1. the process of thinking about something in a logical way in order to form a conclusion or judgment

2. The same reasoning explains why elite swimmers are big.

3. They told everyone the reasoning behind the decision.

• Stride (n.): /straɪd/

1. a way of walking with long steps

2. Tall people naturally have longer strides, but stride length does not determine speed.

3. She strode across the room towards me.

• Propel (v.): /prəˈpel/

1. to push or drive (someone or something) forward or in a particular direction

2. Running requires that you lift your body off the ground with each step.

3. He grabbed him and propelled him through the door.