10/3 Notes

Poem

‧To act and to love: came from Long Fellow’s(↓) poem, “A Psalm Of Life”

*”Paul Rever’s Ride”

Prefix

‧im- :表示"向……內"，"在……上"，"向……" , e.g.：immortal

Suffix

‧-titude :態度, e.g.： attitude

Vocabulary

‧anecdote：a short story based on your personal experience

‧irrelevance：someone or something that is not important in a particular situation

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Words of a day

9/29

‧irrecoverable(adj.)

a.      something that is lost or has gone and you cannot get it back

 

‧dials(n.)

a.      plate with a scale for measuring weight, volume, etc. ,indicated by a pointer

b.      movable numbered disc on a telephone for making connection

c.       face of a clock or watch, marking the hours etc.

d.      plate or disc etc. on a radio or channel television for selecting a wavelength or   channel

‧drift(v.)

a.      be carried by or as if by a current of air or water

b.      progress casually or aimlessly

c.       pile or be piles into drifts

d.      (of a current) carry, cause to drifit

 

‧momentum(n.)

a.      the ability to keep increasing, developing, or being more successful

b.      the force that makes a moving object keep moving

c.       technical -the force or power contained in a moving object calculated by multiplying its weight by its speed

 

‧supercilious(adj.)

a.      behaving as if you think that other people are less important than you

 

9/30

‧effeminate(adj.)

a.      a man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman a man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman

 

‧swank(v.)

a.      to behave or speak too confidently, especially to try and make other people admire you

 

‧staionary(adj.)

a.      standing still instead of moving

 

‧leverage(n.)

a.      influence that you can use to make people do what you want

b.      the action, power, or use of a lever

 

‧gruff(adj.)

a.      unfriendly or annoyed, especially in the way you speak

b.      a voice sounds low and rough as if the speaker does not want to talk

 

10/1

‧husky(adj.)

a.      a voice is deep, quiet, and rough-sounding, often in an attractive way

b.      a man who is big and strong

 

‧fractious(adj.)

a.      irritable, peevish

                                  

‧paternal(adj.)

a.      feelings or behaviour are like those of a father for his children

b.      your father's mother, brother etc.

 

‧contempt(n.)

a.      feeling that a person or thind deserves scorn or extreme reproach

b.      condition of being held in contempt

c.       disobedience to or disrespect for a court of law (contempt of court)

 

‧intimate(adj.)

a.      having an extremely close relationship

b.      connected with very private or personal matters

c.       very detailed knowledge of something as a result of careful study or a lot of experience

d.      private and friendly so that you feel comfortable

e.      intimate link/connection etc a very close connection between two things

f.        connected with sex

 

10/2

‧defiant(adj.)

a.      refusing clearly to do what someone tells you to do

 

‧porch(n.)

a.      an entrance covered by a roof outside the front door of a house or church

b.      an open area with a floor and a roof, often made of wood, fixed to the side of a house on the ground floor

 

‧restless (adj.)

a.      without rest or sleep

b.      uneasy; agitated

c.       constantly in motion, fidgeting, etc.

‧vista(n.)

a.      a far view of beautiful scenery, especially looking between rows of trees, buildings etc.

b.      the possibility of new experiences, ideas, events etc.

 

‧pungent(adj.)

a.      a taste or smell is strong and sharp

b.      remarks or writing criticize something in a very direct and clever way

 

10/3

‧offshore(adj.)

a.      connected with work that is done on or under the sea

b.      a bank etc. that is based abroad in a country where you pay less tax than in your home country

c.       a wind etc. that is blowing or moving away from the land

 

‧hallway(n.)

a.      the area just inside the door of a house or other building that leads to other rooms

b.      a passage in a building or house that leads to many of the rooms

‧ajar(adj.)

a.      [not before noun] a door that is ajar is slightly open

 

‧frosted(adj.)

a.      covered with frost, or with something that looks like frost

b.      having a semi-transparent textured surface