03/20 Notes

‧Start reading “A room with a view”.

‧Have start your own research.

‧五段論證法：

a.      When you see the topic, you must think about: What should I care? What is that for? What should we care? (why, what, how)

b.      There’s a “hook” to hook you.

c.       There’s three supporting paragraph.

d.      There’s main idea of the individual paragraph.

e.      Behind “however” is the topic and main idea.

 

Song

“if” by Bread

Lyrics:

 

If a picture paints a thousand words,

Then why can't I paint you?

The words will never show then you I've come to know.

If a face could launch a thousand ships,

Then where am I to go?

There's no one home but you,

You're all that's left me too.

And when my love for life is running dry,

You come and pour yourself on me.

 

If a man could be two places at one time,

I'd be with you.

Tomorrow and today, beside you all the way.

If the world should stop revolving spinning slowly down to die,

I'd spend the end with you.

And when the world was through,

Then one by one the stars would all go out,

Then you and I would simply fly away

※”If a face could launch a thousand ships” comes from “DOCTOR FAUSTUS-

Christopher Marlowe”: 

The Face That Launch'd A Thousand Ships

Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships,

And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?

Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss.

Her lips suck forth my soul: see where it flies!

Come, Helen, come, give me my soul again.

Here will I dwell, for heaven is in these lips,

And all is dross that is not Helena.

I will be Paris, and for love of thee,

Instead of Troy, shall Wittenberg be sack'd;

And I will combat with weak Menelaus,

And wear thy colours on my plumed crest;

Yea, I will wound Achilles in the heel,

And then return to Helen for a kiss.

O, thou art fairer than the evening air

Clad in the beauty of a thousand stars;

Brighter art thou than flaming Jupiter

When he appear'd to hapless Semele;

More lovely than the monarch of the sky

In wanton Arethusa's azur'd arms;

And none but thou shalt be my paramour!

※Mephistopheles

Vocabulary

‧brat (n.)

a.  a child, especially one who behaves badly

e.g.: She's behaving like a spoilt brat.

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Words of a day

03/16

‧contiguous (adj.) /kənˈtɪɡjuəs/

a.      next to or touching another, usually similar, thing

e.g.: The two states are contiguous with/to each other, but the laws are quite different.

‧sumptuous (adj.) /ˈsʌmptjuəs/

a.      luxurious and showing that you are rich

e.g.: The celebrity guests turned up dressed in sumptuous evening gowns.

‧proprietor (n.) / prə`praɪətɚ/

a.      a person who owns a particular type of business, especially a hotel, a shop, or a company that makes newspapers

‧anaemic (adj.) / ə`nimɪk/

a.      suffering from anaemia

e.g.: Lack of iron in your diet can make you anaemic.

b.      without any energy and effort

e.g.: Both actors gave fairly anaemic performances.

‧surplus (adj.) /`sɝpləs/

a.      (an amount that is) more than is needed

e.g.: The world is now producing large food surpluses.

b.      the amount of money you have left when you sell more than you buy, or spend less than you own

e.g.: Fortunately the school's bank account is currently in surplus.

03/17

‧damp (adj.) /dæmp/

a.      slightly wet, especially in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable

e.g.: The grass is still damp.

‧sensuous (adj.) /`sɛnʃʊəs /

a.      giving or expressing pleasure through the physical senses, rather than pleasing the mind or the intelligence

e.g.: She luxuriated in the sensuous feel of the silk sheets.

‧smoldering (v.) /`smoldɚ / ( US smoulder)

a.      to burn slowly with smoke but without flames

e.g.: The fire was started by a smouldering cigarette.

b.      If a problem or unpleasant situation smoulders, it continues to exist and may become worse at any time

e.g.: The dispute is still smouldering, five years after the negotiations began.

‧flush (v.) / flʌʃ /

a.      When you flush, you become red in the face, especially as a result of strong emotions, heat, or alcohol

e.g.: She flushed with pleasure as she accepted the prize.

b.      If you flush a toilet, or if a toilet flushes, its contents empty and it fills with water again

e.g.: My children never flush the toilet after them.

c.       to get rid of something by putting it in the toilet and operating the toilet

e.g.: I tend to flush old medicines down the toilet.

‧facet (n.) /`fæsɪt/

a.      one part of a subject, situation, etc. that has many parts

e.g.: She has so many facets to her personality.

b.      one of the small flat surfaces cut on a precious stone

c.       a flat surface on a bone or tooth, either occurring naturally or caused by continued use

e.g.: Injured or painful facet joints can be injected with steroids.

03/18

‧vitality (n.) / vaɪ`tælətɪ/

a.      energy and strength

e.g.: According to the packet, these vitamin pills will restore lost vitality.

‧courtyard (n.) /`kort`jɑrd /

a.      an area of flat ground outside that is partly or completely surrounded by the walls of a building

‧accent (n.) /`æksɛnt /

a.      the way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce word

e.g.: He's got a strong southern/Boston accent.

b.      a mark written or printed over a letter to show you how to pronounce it

e.g.: There's an acute accent on the e of "café".

c.       a special emphasis given to a particular syllable in a word, word in a sentence, or note in a set of musical notes

e.g.: The accent falls on the final syllable.

d.      great importance is given to a particular thing or quality

e.g.: This season the accent is definitely on long, flowing, romantic clothes.

‧hung (v.) /hʌŋ/

a.      having an equal or nearly equal number of members with opposing opinions, so that no decisions can be made

e.g.: The general election in Britain was expected to result in a hung parliament.

b.      past simple and past participle of hang

‧nook (n.) /nʊk/

a.      a small space that is hidden or partly sheltered

03/19

‧generosity (n.) /͵dʒɛnə`rɑsətɪ/

a.      the quality or condition of being generous

e.g.: Her friends take advantage of (= benefit unfairly from) her generosity.

‧tactful (adj.) /`tæktfəl /

a.      careful not to say or do anything that could upset someone

‧allusion (n.) / ə`luʒən]/

a.      something that is said or written that is intended to make you think of a particular thing or person

e.g.: The film is full of allusions to Hitchcock.

‧peevish (adj.) /`pivɪʃ/

a.      easily annoyed

‧guise (n.) / gaɪz /

a.      the appearance of someone or something, especially when intended to deceive

e.g.: The men who arrived in the guise of drug dealers were actually undercover police officers.

‧wrangled (v.) /ˈræŋ·ɡəl/

a.      to argue, often in a noisy or angry way

03/20

‧lean (v.) /lin/

a.      to (cause to) slope in one direction, or to move the top part of the body in a particular direction

e.g.: She leaned forward and whispered something in my ear.

‧interchange (n.) /ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒ/

a.      an exchange, especially of ideas or information, between different people or groups

e.g.: An international medical conference was established for the interchange of new ideas and approaches.

b.      a junction at which smaller roads meet a main road

‧glances (v.) /ɡlæns/

a.      to give a quick short look

e.g.: She glanced around/round the room to see who was there.

‧intrude (v.) /ɪn`trud/

a.      to go into a place or situation in which you are not wanted or not expected to be

e.g.: Newspaper editors are being urged not to intrude on/into the grief of the families of missing servicemen.