‧UNIT 9 THEME: Animal Studies

 This unit explores the human-big cat relationship. The first reading explains how to fend off a mountain lion; the second piece describes a boy’s encounter with a tiger on a life raft.

‧課本p. 154 “learn the vocabulary”

‧How to write a book title? First, the first word need to be capital. Second, the whole title must in italic type or a line beneath it.

‧C.P= Cost / Performance

‧S.O.P = Standard Operation Procedure

‧3C = Consumer productor

 

Phrase

‧Hold your ground= Stay calm= Don’t panic 不要慌張

 

Etymology

‧en- (dramactically turn to strong verb)put, into, e.g.: encounter, encourage

‧un-no, e.g.: unagree, unhappy

‧kilo- one-thousand, e.g.: kilogram, kiloton

‧Micro- small, e.g.: microwave, microchip

 

Contrast

 ‧face (negative) vs. encounter (positive)

 

Song

‧John Denver- Perhaps Love

Lyrics:

Perhaps love is like a resting place
A shelter from the storm
It exists to give you comfort
It is there to keep you warm
And in those times of trouble
When you are most alone
The memory of love will bring you home

Perhaps love is like a window
Perhaps an open door
It invites you to come closer
It wants to show you more
And even if you lose yourself
And don't know what to do
The memory of love will see you through

Oh, love to some is like a cloud
To some as strong as steel
For some a way of living
For some a way to feel
And some say love is holding on
And some say letting go
And some say love is everything
And some say they don't know

Perhaps love is like the ocean
Full of conflict, full of pain
Like a fire when it's cold outside
Or thunder when it rains
If I should live forever
And all my dreams come true
My memories of love will be of you

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Words of a day

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‧dignify (adj.) [ˋdɪgnə͵faɪ]

a.        having or showing dignity

e.g.: I'm not even going to dignify that stupid question with an answer.

‧abortive (adj.) [əˋbɔrtɪv]

a.  fruitless, unsuccessful

‧elation (n.) [ɪˋleʃən]

a.  a feeling of extreme happiness and excitement

‧prominent (adj.) [ˋprɑmənənt]

a.  jutting out, projecting

b.  conspicuous

c.  distinguished, important

‧migration (n.) [maɪˋgreʃən]

a.   the movement from one place to another of a large group of people

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‧enamoured (adj.) [ɪˈnæm.əd]

a.       liking something a lot

e.g.: I have to say I'm not exactly enamoured with/of this part of the country.

‧panoramas (n.) [͵pænəˋræmə]

a.       a view of a wide area

e.g.: From the hotel roof you can enjoy a panorama of the whole city.

b.      a view, description, or study of events or activities

e.g.: The investigation revealed a panorama of corruption and illegal dealings.

‧crust (n.) [krʌst]

a.       a hard outer covering of something

b.      the outside layer of a loaf of bread

e.g.: Could you cut the crusts off the sandwiches, please?

‧recede (v.) [rɪˋsid]

a.       to move further away into the distance, or to become less clear or less bright

e.g.: As the boat picked up speed, the coastline receded into the distance until finally it became invisible.

‧masculine (adj.) [ˋmæskjəlɪn]

a.       having characteristics that are traditionally thought to be typical of or suitable for men

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‧transitory (adj.) [ˋtrænsə͵torɪ]

a.       lasting for only a short time

‧revolt (v.) [rɪˋvolt]

a.       If a large number of people revolt, they refuse to be controlled or ruled, and take action against authority, often violent action

e.g.: The people revolted against foreign rule and established their own government.

‧transgress (v.) [trænsˋgrɛs]

a.       to break a law or moral rule

e.g.: Those are the rules, and anyone who transgresses will be severely punished.

‧peculiarly (adv.) [pɪˋkjuljɚlɪ]

a.       in a strange, and sometimes unpleasant, way

e.g.: He looked at me most peculiarly.

b.      very or especially

e.g.: She's a peculiarly attractive woman.

‧restive (adj.) [ˋrɛstɪv]

a.       unwilling to be controlled or be patient

e.g.: The audience was becoming restive as they waited for the performance to begin.

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‧tram (n.) [træm]

a.       an electric vehicle that transports people, usually in cities, and goes along metal tracks in the road

‧plagiaristic (adj.) [ˈpleɪ.dʒər.aɪz]

a.     copied and passed off as your own

‧suppression (n.) [səˋprɛʃən]

a.     put an end to, esp. forcibly

b.     prevent from being seen, heard, or known

c.     partly or wholly eliminate

‧decency (n.) [ˋdisnsɪ]

a.  correct, honorable, or modest behavior

b.  proprieties; manners

‧preoccupy (v.) [priˋɑkjə͵paɪ]

a.  dominate of the mind of a person to the exclusion of all else

b.  otherwise engrossed; mentally distracted

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‧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

‧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.