2015/05/29 week11 additional notes in class

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• Duty

 

• Keep safe
• Safety come the first

 

• Flexible form all situation

 

• Multitasking
• Multi-many, much

 

• Endnote

 

• Conclusion

 

 

2015/05/29 week11 vocabulary journal

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• Astonishing (adj.): /əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ/

1. very surprising

2. And the dizzying number and astonishing variety of species , both plant and animal, mean that biologist are always making new discoveries .

3. Ex: He was eating his food with astonishing speed.

• Classification (n.): /ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

1. a group into which someone or something is put because of the features that they have

2. Clearly, man-made classification system with distinct categories help us understand the natural world.

3. Ex: Hotels within this classification offer only basic facilities.

• Concept (n.): /ˈkɒnsept/

1. an idea of something that exists

2. Symbiosis is an important concept in biology.

3. Ex: Some students failed to grasp even the simplest mathematical concepts.

• Dizzying (adj.): /ˈdɪziɪŋ/

1. making you feel confused or dizzy

2. And the dizzying number and astonishing variety of species , both plant and animal, mean that biologist are always making new discoveries .

3. Ex: My studies continued at a dizzying pace.

• Interactive (adj.): /ˌɪntərˈæktɪv/

1. an interactive computer program, video etc reacts to the information and instructions that you give it

2. Biologists define symbiosis as the close, interactive association of members of two or more species.

3. Ex: Design an interactive input loop that scans pairs of integers until it reaches a pair in which the first integer evenly divides the second.

 

 

• Maintain (v.): /meɪnˈteɪn/

1. to make something stay the same

2. The shrimp digs and maintains the hole.

3. Ex: Maintaining your current weight through exercise and healthy eating is important.

• Organism (n.): /ˈɔː(r)ɡəˌnɪz(ə)m/

1. a system consisting of different parts that all fit together well so that it can operate and develop effectively

2. The marine sponge and a variety of small marine organisms including shrimp and certain species of worms.

3. Ex: The global economy is a complex organism.

• Predator (n.): /ˈpredətə(r)/

1. an animal that kills and eats other animals

2. These include shelter, protection from predators, and easy access to food that is washed into the sponges by the ocean.

3. Ex: The birds have to be protected from foxes and other predators.

• Reproduce (v.): /ˌriːprəˈdjuːs/

1. to make a copy of something such as a picture, a piece of writing, or a musical sound

2. The tapeworm lives and reproduces inside the intestine of the dog.

3. Ex: Darwin's original Introduction is reproduced on page 6.

• Shelter (n.): /ˈʃeltə(r)/

1. a place where people are protected from bad weather or from danger

2. These include shelter, protection from predators, and easy access to food that is washed into the sponges by the ocean.

3. Ex: We built a temporary shelter out of branches.

 

• Striped (adj.): /straɪpt/

1. with a pattern of stripes

2. Some are striped; and others are covered in spot.

3. Ex: A zebra has black stripes.

• Tail (n.): /teɪl/

1. a part at the back of an animal's body that can move

2. The shrimp reaches out with one of its antennae and touches the fish’s tail.

3. Ex: The animal sprays liquid from a gland under its tail.

• Intestine (n.): /ɪnˈtestɪn/

1. the long tube in your body that processes food and carries waste out of your body

2. The tapeworm lives and reproduces inside the intestine of the dog.

3. the long tube that takes food from your stomach out of your body

• Continuum (n.): /kənˈtɪnjʊəm/

1. a series of events, changes, features etc that all have a particular quality to different degrees

2. Rather, you might think of relationships among the species as existing on a continuum.

3. a continuum that starts with minor transgressions and can end with serious criminal activity

• Cub (n.): /kʌb/

1. a young bear, lion, fox, wolf, or other wild animal

2. In 1982, a visitor to the clinic gave Antle a tiger cub.

3. Ex: The lion is a very dangerous animal; even a cub can be lethal.

 

 

• Enchanted (adj.): /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd/

1. affected by special magic powers

2. But I’m more enchanted than scared.

3. Ex: The boy was enchanted with the toy.

• Endangered (v.): /ɪnˈdeɪndʒə(r)/

1. to put someone or something into a situation where they might be harmed or damaged

2. At the Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare species in South Carolina, share 50 acres with some 80 non-hybrid animals, including a white crocodile and an African elephant.

3. Ex: The hospital is accused of endangering patients' lives.

• Exotic (adj.): /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/

1. used for describing things that are interesting or exciting because they are in or from distant foreign countries

2. Antle’s exotic animal career just sort of happened after he started working at the health clinic in Buckingham County, Virginia.

3. Ex: They're always flying off to film in exotic locations.

• Hybrid (n.): /ˈhaɪbrɪd/

1. an animal or plant that has been produced from two different types of animal or plant

2. At the Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare species in South Carolina, share 50 acres with some 80 non-hybrid animals, including a white crocodile and an African elephant.

3. Ex: Energy giant Exxon Mobil predicts major growth for hybrids.

• Itch (v.): /ɪtʃ/

1. if your skin itches, you have an unpleasant feeling that makes you want to scratch it (=rub your skin with your nails)

2. Horses will rub on you because they have an itch.

3. Ex: I was itching to get into the kitchen, to try out some of these recipes.

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• Offspring (n.): /ˈɒfˌsprɪŋ/

1. the baby or babies of an animal

2. The offspring of a horse mother and a zebra father, she may grow to be taller than both.

3. Ex: The birds will see you as a threat to their offspring.

• Soul (n.): /səʊl/

1. a quality in a piece of art, music, or writing that expresses strong feelings and affects people's emotions

2. Zorses have the souls of zebra, she adds.

3. Ex: His poetry contains many beautiful images, but it lacks soul.

• Technique (n.): /tekˈniːk/

1. a method of doing something using a special skill that you have developed

2. As a resort of new scientific techniques, more hybrids are appearing every year.

3. Ex: They need to learn modern management techniques.

• Mane(n.): /meɪn/

1. someone's long thick hair

2. The supersize animals has lighter stripes than a tiger and a lion-shaped head with no mane.

3. Ex: She has a rich mane of black hair.

• Sorrel (n.): /ˈsɒrəl/

1. a plant with bitter leaves that people use for giving a fresh flavour to food

2. This delicate creature has a sorrel coat, a horse’s long and thin face, and white stripes on her head.

3. a plant with leaves that taste sour that is used in cooking