1. dissipate (v.)
to disappear gradually, or to cause something to disappear gradually:
▪It took months of effort to dissipate the oil spill in the North Sea.
2. obstreperous (a.)
difficult to deal with and noisy: ▪obstreperous customers
3. tentative (a.)not certain or confident: ▪We have tentative plans to go to Hawaii in February.
4. anarchy (n.)a lack of organization and control in a society or group, esp. because either there is no government or it has no power: ▪Civil war has led to anarchy.
5. supervise (v.)to be responsible for the good performance of an activity or job, or for the correct behavior or safety of a person: ▪The Red Cross supervised the distribution of food to refugees.
2013年10月31日 星期四
2013.10.31 note:Miss Potter (week8)
Note
1.sermon: a long speech said by a priest in sunday serves
→A sermon is an oration by a prophet or member of the clergy. Sermons address a Biblical, theological, religious, or moral topic, usually expounding on a type of belief, law or behavior within both past and present contexts. Elements of preaching include exposition, exhortation and practical application.
2.onomotoepoetic
An onomatopoeia is a word that phonetically imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes. Onomatopoeia (as an uncountable noun) refers to the property of such words. Common occurrences of onomatopoeias include animal noises such as "oink", "meow", "roar" or "chirp". Onomatopoeias are not the same across all languages; they conform to some extent to the broader linguistic system they are part of; hence the sound of a clock may be tick tock in English, dī dā in Mandarin, or katchin katchin in Japanese.
3.William Blake
*THE TYGER (from Songs Of Experience)
Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
→praising creator
*Songs of innocent
*To see a world in a grain of sand (曾被引用在古墓奇兵,Lura Craft爸爸寫給她的信)
To see a world in a grain of sand 一沙一世界
And a heaven in a wild flower, 一花一天堂
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand 掌中握無限And eternity in an hour. 剎那現永恆
→指人們應該用心體會身邊的細微事物，即能從中發現樂趣。
原意指：
從一粒細微的沙粒，可以窺見宇宙的浩瀚；
從一朵平凡的花朵，可以發現美妙的天堂。
4.Jerry Maquire(film)
*quotation
Look, I don't have all the answer. To be honest, in life, I failed as often as I succeeded.
But I love my wife, I love my life. And I wish you my kind of success.
5.Success is Counted Sweetest -- Emily Dickinson
Success is counted sweetest
By those who ne'er succeed.
To comprehend a nectar
Requires sorest need.
As he defeated--dying--
On whose forbidden ear
The distant strains of triumph
Burst agonized and clear!
*Summary
The speaker says that “those who ne’er succeed” place the highest value on success. (They “count” it “sweetest”.) To understand the value of a nectar, the speaker says, one must feel “sorest need.” She says that the members of the victorious army (“the purple Host / Who took the flag today”) are not able to define victory as well as the defeated, dying man who hears from a distance the music of the victors.
6.Charlotte's Web
*After all, what’s a life, anyway? We’re born, we live a little while, we die. A spider’s life can’t help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone’s life can stand a little of that. (E. B. White, Charlotte’s Web, p. 164.)
*Wilbur says Charlotte is the brilliant, beautiful and loyal friend.
7.Stuart Little:一家之鼠
8.Katherine Anne Porter
*Katherine Anne Porter (May 15, 1890 – September 18, 1980) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist.[1] Her 1962 novel Ship of Fools was the best-selling novel in America that year, but her short stories received much more critical acclaim.
9. frying pot
10.When You Taught Me How To Dance -- Miss Potter
Word
1.sensational:色煽腥
▪ The books sold sensationally well.
2.leftover(n.):廚餘
1.sermon: a long speech said by a priest in sunday serves
→A sermon is an oration by a prophet or member of the clergy. Sermons address a Biblical, theological, religious, or moral topic, usually expounding on a type of belief, law or behavior within both past and present contexts. Elements of preaching include exposition, exhortation and practical application.
2.onomotoepoetic
An onomatopoeia is a word that phonetically imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes. Onomatopoeia (as an uncountable noun) refers to the property of such words. Common occurrences of onomatopoeias include animal noises such as "oink", "meow", "roar" or "chirp". Onomatopoeias are not the same across all languages; they conform to some extent to the broader linguistic system they are part of; hence the sound of a clock may be tick tock in English, dī dā in Mandarin, or katchin katchin in Japanese.
3.William Blake
*THE TYGER (from Songs Of Experience)
Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
→praising creator
*Songs of innocent
*To see a world in a grain of sand (曾被引用在古墓奇兵,Lura Craft爸爸寫給她的信)
To see a world in a grain of sand 一沙一世界
And a heaven in a wild flower, 一花一天堂
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand 掌中握無限And eternity in an hour. 剎那現永恆
→指人們應該用心體會身邊的細微事物，即能從中發現樂趣。
原意指：
從一粒細微的沙粒，可以窺見宇宙的浩瀚；
從一朵平凡的花朵，可以發現美妙的天堂。
4.Jerry Maquire(film)
*quotation
Look, I don't have all the answer. To be honest, in life, I failed as often as I succeeded.
But I love my wife, I love my life. And I wish you my kind of success.
5.Success is Counted Sweetest -- Emily Dickinson
Success is counted sweetest
By those who ne'er succeed.
To comprehend a nectar
Requires sorest need.
As he defeated--dying--
On whose forbidden ear
The distant strains of triumph
Burst agonized and clear!
*Summary
The speaker says that “those who ne’er succeed” place the highest value on success. (They “count” it “sweetest”.) To understand the value of a nectar, the speaker says, one must feel “sorest need.” She says that the members of the victorious army (“the purple Host / Who took the flag today”) are not able to define victory as well as the defeated, dying man who hears from a distance the music of the victors.
6.Charlotte's Web
*After all, what’s a life, anyway? We’re born, we live a little while, we die. A spider’s life can’t help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone’s life can stand a little of that. (E. B. White, Charlotte’s Web, p. 164.)
*Wilbur says Charlotte is the brilliant, beautiful and loyal friend.
7.Stuart Little:一家之鼠
8.Katherine Anne Porter
*Katherine Anne Porter (May 15, 1890 – September 18, 1980) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist.[1] Her 1962 novel Ship of Fools was the best-selling novel in America that year, but her short stories received much more critical acclaim.
9. frying pot
10.When You Taught Me How To Dance -- Miss Potter
When you taught me how to dance
Years ago with misty eyes
Every step and silent glance
Every move a sweet surprise
Years ago with misty eyes
Every step and silent glance
Every move a sweet surprise
Someone must have taught you well
To beguile and to entrance
For that night you cast your spell
And you taught me how to dance
To beguile and to entrance
For that night you cast your spell
And you taught me how to dance
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Word
1.sensational:色煽腥
[more sensational; most sensational] 1) : causing very great excitement or interest with shocking details
▪ a particularly sensational trial/crime ▪ sensational headlines ▪ sensational news stories
*sensationally(adv.)▪ a particularly sensational trial/crime ▪ sensational headlines ▪ sensational news stories
2) : very excellent or great
▪ a sensational performance/idea ▪ a sensational (new) talent
▪ a sensational performance/idea ▪ a sensational (new) talent
3) informal : very attractive
▪ She looked sensational in her new dress.
▪ She looked sensational in her new dress.
▪ The books sold sensationally well.
2.leftover(n.):廚餘
2013年10月30日 星期三
2013.10.30 word (week8-3)
1.perennial (a.)
a problem that people are concerned with all the time
The film addresses the perennial theme of marital discord .
2.perfidious (a.)
disloyal and cannot be trusted
His behavior was most perfidious.
3.perforate (v.)
to make a hole or holes in something
The target was perforated by bullets .
4.perforce (a.)
because it is necessary
He fell sick and had perforce to stay at home .
5.perfunctory (a.)
is done quickly, and is only done because people expect it
There was a perfunctory search of his bags at the airport .
a problem that people are concerned with all the time
The film addresses the perennial theme of marital discord .
2.perfidious (a.)
disloyal and cannot be trusted
His behavior was most perfidious.
3.perforate (v.)
to make a hole or holes in something
The target was perforated by bullets .
4.perforce (a.)
because it is necessary
He fell sick and had perforce to stay at home .
5.perfunctory (a.)
is done quickly, and is only done because people expect it
There was a perfunctory search of his bags at the airport .
2013年10月29日 星期二
2013.10.29 word (week8-2)
1.null (a.)
having no legal effect
▪The contract was declared null and void .
2.nullify (v.)
to officially state that something has no legal force
▪The claim was nullified by the court .
3.antic (n.)
weird behavior
▪The children laughed at the monkey’s antics.
4.anticipate (v.)
to expect that something will happen and be ready for it
▪Organizers are anticipating a large crowd at the carnival .
5.anticlimax (n.)
a situation or event that does not seem exciting because it happens after something that was much better
▪Going back to work after a month travelling in China was bound to be an anticlimax .
having no legal effect
▪The contract was declared null and void .
2.nullify (v.)
to officially state that something has no legal force
▪The claim was nullified by the court .
3.antic (n.)
weird behavior
▪The children laughed at the monkey’s antics.
4.anticipate (v.)
to expect that something will happen and be ready for it
▪Organizers are anticipating a large crowd at the carnival .
5.anticlimax (n.)
a situation or event that does not seem exciting because it happens after something that was much better
▪Going back to work after a month travelling in China was bound to be an anticlimax .
2013年10月28日 星期一
2013.10.28 word (week8-1)
1.writhe(v.)
to twist your body from side to side violently, especially because you are suffering pain
▪He writhed his body in great discomfort .
2.disabuse (v.)
to persuade someone that what they believe is untrue
▪I never did anything to disabuse him of that idea .
3.disaccord (v.)
to disagree with
▪In fact, they always disaccord with each other.
4.discredit (v.)
to make people stop respecting or trusting someone or something
▪There was good reason to discredit the witness .
5.disaccustom (v.)
to break customs
▪To bring forth new ideas usually needs us to disaccustom ourselves.
to twist your body from side to side violently, especially because you are suffering pain
▪He writhed his body in great discomfort .
2.disabuse (v.)
to persuade someone that what they believe is untrue
▪I never did anything to disabuse him of that idea .
3.disaccord (v.)
to disagree with
▪In fact, they always disaccord with each other.
4.discredit (v.)
to make people stop respecting or trusting someone or something
▪There was good reason to discredit the witness .
5.disaccustom (v.)
to break customs
▪To bring forth new ideas usually needs us to disaccustom ourselves.
2013年10月25日 星期五
2013.10.25 word (week7-5)
1.liaise (v.)
to exchange information with someone who works in another organization or department so that you can both be more effective
▪Part of Anne ' s job as a librarian is to liaise with local schools .
2.libel (n.)
an act of writing or printing untrue statements about someone so that other people are likely to have a bad opinion of them
▪Holt sued the newspaper for libel .
3.plenary (a.)
attended by everyone who has a right to attend
▪The conference ended with a plenary debate .
4.pliable (a.)
easy to bend without breaking or cracking
▪The clay should be moistened regularly to keep it soft and pliable .
5.plight (v.)
to promise
▪We will plight your safety.
to exchange information with someone who works in another organization or department so that you can both be more effective
▪Part of Anne ' s job as a librarian is to liaise with local schools .
2.libel (n.)
an act of writing or printing untrue statements about someone so that other people are likely to have a bad opinion of them
▪Holt sued the newspaper for libel .
3.plenary (a.)
attended by everyone who has a right to attend
▪The conference ended with a plenary debate .
4.pliable (a.)
easy to bend without breaking or cracking
▪The clay should be moistened regularly to keep it soft and pliable .
5.plight (v.)
to promise
▪We will plight your safety.
2013年10月24日 星期四
2013.10.24 note:The Tale of Peter Rabbit (week7)
Note
1.lane: a narrow road
*switching lane :換車道
2.Beatrix Potter
*Beatrix Potter (born Helen Beatrix Potter; 28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943) was an English author, illustrator, natural scientist and conservationist best known for her imaginative children’s books featuring animals such as those in The Tale of Peter Rabbit which celebrated the British landscape and country life.
3.Beatrice(from Divine Comedy)
→Dante's lover
*Divine Comedy:100 cantos
→The Divine Comedy is composed of 14,233 lines that are divided into three canticas (Ital. pl. cantiche)—Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise)—each consisting of 33 cantos (Ital. pl. canti). An initial canto serves as an introduction to the poem and is generally considered to be part of the first cantica, bringing the total number of cantos to 100.
*Inferno (Dante)
It is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as nine circles of suffering located within the Earth. Allegorically, the Divine Comedy represents the journey of the soul towards God, with the Inferno describing the recognition and rejection of sin.
*First Circle (Limbo)
In Limbo reside the unbaptized and the virtuous pagans, who, though not sinful, did not accept Christ.
*the Roman poet Virgil: the poet Dante the author admires
→Virgil is the author of Aeneid, which is about the establishment of upcoming Rome empire.
(Aeneas: the descendant of Troy)
4. Satan:
*prince of darkness/lucifer(From the fourth Century Lucifer is sometimes used in Christian theology to refer to Satan, as a result of identifying the fallen "son of the dawn" of Isaiah 14:12 with the "accuser" of other passages in the Old Testament.)
*Satan as depicted in the Ninth Circle of Hell in Dante Alighieri's Inferno
5.seven deadly sins
In the currently recognized version, the sins are usually given as wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony.
*original sin
Original sin is the Christian doctrine of humanity's state of sin resulting from the fall of man,[2] stemming from Adam's rebellion in Eden.
*Hubris/pride
6.Florence:百花綻放之城
7.bard:吟遊詩人
8.The Tale of Peter Rabbit (text)
*radishes:白蘿蔔
*toolshed:工具間
*camomile tea:洋甘菊茶
9.understatement -輕描淡寫
Understatement is a form of speech or disclosure which contains an expression of
less strength than what would be expected.
10. *Don't get into mischief!→要乖喔
*parsley:香菜
*I feel sick.
→我不舒服
*was on his hands and knees:跪著
*on your belly:趴著
*watering can: 澆水器
11. McGregor's garden
*hoe:鋤
1.lane: a narrow road
*switching lane :換車道
2.Beatrix Potter
*Beatrix Potter (born Helen Beatrix Potter; 28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943) was an English author, illustrator, natural scientist and conservationist best known for her imaginative children’s books featuring animals such as those in The Tale of Peter Rabbit which celebrated the British landscape and country life.3.Beatrice(from Divine Comedy)
→Dante's lover
*Divine Comedy:100 cantos
→The Divine Comedy is composed of 14,233 lines that are divided into three canticas (Ital. pl. cantiche)—Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise)—each consisting of 33 cantos (Ital. pl. canti). An initial canto serves as an introduction to the poem and is generally considered to be part of the first cantica, bringing the total number of cantos to 100.
*Inferno (Dante)
It is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as nine circles of suffering located within the Earth. Allegorically, the Divine Comedy represents the journey of the soul towards God, with the Inferno describing the recognition and rejection of sin.
*First Circle (Limbo)
In Limbo reside the unbaptized and the virtuous pagans, who, though not sinful, did not accept Christ.
*the Roman poet Virgil: the poet Dante the author admires
→Virgil is the author of Aeneid, which is about the establishment of upcoming Rome empire.
(Aeneas: the descendant of Troy)
4. Satan:
*prince of darkness/lucifer(From the fourth Century Lucifer is sometimes used in Christian theology to refer to Satan, as a result of identifying the fallen "son of the dawn" of Isaiah 14:12 with the "accuser" of other passages in the Old Testament.)
*Satan as depicted in the Ninth Circle of Hell in Dante Alighieri's Inferno
5.seven deadly sins
In the currently recognized version, the sins are usually given as wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony.
*original sin
Original sin is the Christian doctrine of humanity's state of sin resulting from the fall of man,[2] stemming from Adam's rebellion in Eden.
*Hubris/pride
6.Florence:百花綻放之城
7.bard:吟遊詩人
8.The Tale of Peter Rabbit (text)
*radishes:白蘿蔔
*toolshed:工具間
*camomile tea:洋甘菊茶
9.understatement -
11. McGregor's garden
*hoe:鋤
2013.10.24 word (week7-4)
1.cloak (v.)
to cover
▪He cloaked his evil purpose under friendly words .
2.clobber (v.)
to hit someone very hard
▪I will clobber you if you say that again .
3.clog (v.)
becomes blocked and no longer works properly
▪The road to the airport is clogged with traffic .
4.closure (n.)
a process in which a factory, school, hospital permanently stops operating or providing services
▪Today the government announced the closure of Bart ' s Hospital in London .
5.clot (v.)
becomes thicker and more solid as it dries
▪I want to clot the fish soup.
to cover
▪He cloaked his evil purpose under friendly words .
2.clobber (v.)
to hit someone very hard
▪I will clobber you if you say that again .
3.clog (v.)
becomes blocked and no longer works properly
▪The road to the airport is clogged with traffic .
4.closure (n.)
a process in which a factory, school, hospital permanently stops operating or providing services
▪Today the government announced the closure of Bart ' s Hospital in London .
5.clot (v.)
becomes thicker and more solid as it dries
▪I want to clot the fish soup.
2013年10月23日 星期三
2013.10.23 word (week7-3)
1.verboten (a.)
not allowed; forbidden
▪Being impolite to grown - ups was absolutely verboten in our household .
2.verdict (n.)
an official decision made by a jury in a court of law about whether someone is guilty or not guilty of a crime
▪The jury brought in a verdict of guilty .
3.verge (v.)
to be very close to a harmful or extreme state
▪The situation verged on disaster .
4.verify (v.)
to state that something is true
▪The prisoner ' s statement was verified by several witnesses .
5.opportune (a.)
done at a very suitable time
▪The call came at an opportune moment for me .
not allowed; forbidden
▪Being impolite to grown - ups was absolutely verboten in our household .
2.verdict (n.)
an official decision made by a jury in a court of law about whether someone is guilty or not guilty of a crime
▪The jury brought in a verdict of guilty .
3.verge (v.)
to be very close to a harmful or extreme state
▪The situation verged on disaster .
4.verify (v.)
to state that something is true
▪The prisoner ' s statement was verified by several witnesses .
5.opportune (a.)
done at a very suitable time
▪The call came at an opportune moment for me .
2013年10月22日 星期二
2013.10.22 word (week7-2)
1.overachieve (v.)
to do better than expected
▪You will overachieve with some harder work.
2.overact (v.)
to act a part in a play with too much emotion or movement
▪The director asked him not to overact his par again.
3.overarch (v.)
to bend
▪They planned to overarch the door.
4.overawe (v.)
to make someone feel respect or fear so that they become very quiet
▪No difficulty could overawe me.
5.overbalance (v.)
to shake and start to fall because you lose balance, or to make someone or something do this
▪The horse reared , overbalanced , and fell .
to do better than expected
▪You will overachieve with some harder work.
2.overact (v.)
to act a part in a play with too much emotion or movement
▪The director asked him not to overact his par again.
3.overarch (v.)
to bend
▪They planned to overarch the door.
4.overawe (v.)
to make someone feel respect or fear so that they become very quiet
▪No difficulty could overawe me.
5.overbalance (v.)
to shake and start to fall because you lose balance, or to make someone or something do this
▪The horse reared , overbalanced , and fell .
2013年10月21日 星期一
2013.10.21 word (week7-1)
1.stultify (v.)
to make something dull
▪This dress will stultify you.
2.stumble (v.)
to hit your foot against something or put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running, so that you almost fall
▪In her hurry she stumbled and spilled the milk all over the floor .
3.stump (v.)
to challenge
▪Will you help me with this crossword puzzle ? It got me stumped.
4.stun (v.)
to surprise or upset someone so much that they do not react immediately
▪Sacha was too stunned by what had happened to say anything .
5.stupefy (v.)
to numb
▪Narcotics can stupefy one’s feelings.
to make something dull
▪This dress will stultify you.
2.stumble (v.)
to hit your foot against something or put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running, so that you almost fall
▪In her hurry she stumbled and spilled the milk all over the floor .
3.stump (v.)
to challenge
▪Will you help me with this crossword puzzle ? It got me stumped.
4.stun (v.)
to surprise or upset someone so much that they do not react immediately
▪Sacha was too stunned by what had happened to say anything .
5.stupefy (v.)
to numb
▪Narcotics can stupefy one’s feelings.
2013年10月18日 星期五
2013.10.18 word (week6-5)
1. prologue (n.)a part at the beginning of esp. a play, story, or long poem that introduces it:
▪The essay provides a prologue to the book.
2. chronic (a.)(esp. of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time: ▪Mr. George is resigning because of chronic heart disease.
3. chronological (n.)
a list or explanation of events in the order in which they happened: ▪He gave a detailed chronology of the events of the past three days.
4. postscript (n.)an extra message added at the end of a story or letter: ▪There is a postscript to this story.
5. inevitable (a.)certain to happen: ▪Accidents are the inevitable result of carelessness.
3. chronological (n.)
a list or explanation of events in the order in which they happened: ▪He gave a detailed chronology of the events of the past three days.
4. postscript (n.)an extra message added at the end of a story or letter: ▪There is a postscript to this story.
5. inevitable (a.)certain to happen: ▪Accidents are the inevitable result of carelessness.
2013年10月17日 星期四
2013.10.17 note:Charlotte’s Web (week6)
*
Charlotte's Web is an award-winning children's novel by acclaimed American author
E. B. White, about a pig
named Wilbur who is saved from being slaughtered by an intelligent spider named
Charlotte
*The novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship
with a barn spider named
Charlotte
How well
do you know the book?
1. What is Charlotte's
Web about? (A) It's about a pig who's friends with a spider (B) It's about
a spider who can weave words into her webs (C) It's about 180 pages (D) All of the above.2. What is the name of the pig in this book? (A) William (B) Wilbur (C) Wynomina (D) Porky.
3. What is the first message
4. Who rescues Wilbur at the very start of the book? (A) Fran (B) Flora (C) Fern (D) Avery.
5. Who is given an unhatched goose egg? (A) Wilbur (B) Rizzo (C) Rattigan (D) Templeton.
6. Which of these is not a message
7. Where does Templeton find the word "radiant"? (A) In a newspaper (B) On television (C) On a box of soap flakes (D) On a glowstick.
8. What is Wilbur washed with? (A) water (B) buttermilk (C) cola (D) bleach.
9. Who does Fern go on the Ferris wheel with? (A) Avery (B) Wilbur (C) Charlotte (D) Henry Fussy.
10. How many eggs does
who said each of these quotes?
11. "The pig couldn't help being born small, could it? If I had been small at birth, would you have killed me?" (A) Mrs. Arable (B) Lurvy (C) Fern Arable (D) Avery Arable.
12. "Salutations!" (A) Wilbur (B) Charlotte (C) Fern (D) Lurvy.
13. "Well, I don't like to spread bad news, but they're fattening you up because they're going to kill you, that's why." (A) the oldest sheep (B) Templeton (C) Charlotte (D) Fern.
14. "Fern spends entirely too much time in the Zuckermans' barn. It doesn't seem normal." (A) Mr. Arable (B) Mrs. Arable (C) Mr. Zuckerman (D) Charlotte.
15. "I don't understand it. But for that matter I don't understand how a spider learned to spin a web in the first place. When the words appeared, everybody said they were a miracle. But nobody pointed out that the web itself is a miracle." (A) Templeton (B) Lurvy (C) Mrs. Arable (D) Dr. Dorian.
16. "I have decided to take the pig to the County Fair on September sixth. Make the crate large and paint it green with gold letters!" (A) Mr. Arable (B) Mr. Zuckerman (C) Lurvy (D) Mrs. Zuckerman.
17. "We're staying quietly-ietly-ietly at home. Only Wilbur-ilbur-ilbur is going to the Fair." (A) Charlotte (B) the oldest sheep (C) Templeton (D) the goose.
18. "I am going to give that pig a buttermilk bath." (A) Mr. Arable (B) Mrs. Arable (C) Mr. Zuckerman (D) Mrs. Zuckerman.
19. "Sure I'm a spring pig. What did you think I was, a spring chicken?" (A) Wilbur (B) Templeton (C) Uncle (D) Babe.
20. "Please, please, please, Templeton, climb up and get the egg sac." (A) Wilbur (B) Fern (C) Mr. Arable (D) the oldest sheep.
*characters
1) wilbur: rambunctious pig/ lonly
2) charlotte: bloodthirsty
3) Fern: courageous
4)Templeton: gluttonous rat
*conflict
Wilbur/escape/loneness
(at the beginning of the story, it focuses on the theme/conflict -- to be or not to be(death))
2.No Man Is an Island by John Donne
No man is an island,
Entire of itself,
Every man is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manor of thy friend's
Or of thine own were:
Any man's death diminishes me,
Because I am involved in mankind,
And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee.
*No Man Is an Island is an expression emphasizing a person's connections to his or her surroundings.(in a lonly tone)
3.characteristic traits of childrn:
→ afraid of being bored/lonely
4. I don't mind:沒關係(都可以)
I don't care: 隨便(不在乎)
5. drip(小)/ drop (大)
6.*lane: the narrow road
*sourly: 酸酸的 / 性情乖僻的
*merry-maker: 搞笑的人
*resolute:毅然的，堅定的
*salute: 致敬
7.Something is rotten in the state of Denmark
Horatio:
He waxes desperate with imagination.
Marcellus:
Let's follow. 'Tis not fit thus to obey him.
Horatio:
Have after. To what issue will this come?
Marcellus:
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
Horatio:
Heaven will direct it.
Marcellus:
Nay, let's follow him. [Exeunt.]
→This is one time when the popular misquotation—"Something's rotten in Denmark"—is a real improvement on the original. But you ought to be careful around purists, who will also remember that the minor character Marcellus, and not Hamlet, is the one who coins the phrase. There's a reason he says "state of Denmark" rather than just Denmark: the fish is rotting from the head down—all is not well at the top of the political hierarchy.
2013.10.17 word (week6-4)
1.quack (n.)
someone who pretends to have medical knowledge or skills
▪That doctor is just a quack , he should be reported .
2.quadrate (v.)
to get together
▪How can I quadrate these two rectangles?
3.tribalize (v.)
to divide into lots of tribes
▪Topography tribalized the Indians.
4.exacerbate (v.)
to make a bad situation worse
▪The situation is exacerbated by your wrong behavior.
5.exact (v.)
to demand and get something from someone by using threats, force
▪The kidnappers exacted ransoms for their hostages .
someone who pretends to have medical knowledge or skills
▪That doctor is just a quack , he should be reported .
2.quadrate (v.)
to get together
▪How can I quadrate these two rectangles?
3.tribalize (v.)
to divide into lots of tribes
▪Topography tribalized the Indians.
4.exacerbate (v.)
to make a bad situation worse
▪The situation is exacerbated by your wrong behavior.
5.exact (v.)
to demand and get something from someone by using threats, force
▪The kidnappers exacted ransoms for their hostages .
2013年10月16日 星期三
2013.10.16 word (week6-3)
1.barter (v.)
to exchange goods, work, or services for other goods or services rather than for money
▪We will never barter away our honor .
2.facility (n.)
a skill
▪He has great facility in learning languages .
3.ponder (v.)
to spend time thinking carefully and seriously about a problem, a difficult question, or something that has happened
▪As I pondered over the whole business , an idea struck me .
4.pinch (v.)
to press a part of someone's flesh very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so that it hurts
▪The new shoes pinch me at the toe .
5.defective (adj.)
not made properly, or not working properly
▪He is mentally defective .
to exchange goods, work, or services for other goods or services rather than for money
▪We will never barter away our honor .
2.facility (n.)
a skill
▪He has great facility in learning languages .
3.ponder (v.)
to spend time thinking carefully and seriously about a problem, a difficult question, or something that has happened
▪As I pondered over the whole business , an idea struck me .
4.pinch (v.)
to press a part of someone's flesh very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so that it hurts
▪The new shoes pinch me at the toe .
5.defective (adj.)
not made properly, or not working properly
▪He is mentally defective .
2013年10月15日 星期二
2013.10.15 word (week6-2)
1.blurt (v.)
to say something suddenly and without thinking, usually because you are nervous or excited
▪Peter blurted the news out before we could stop him .
2.obligation (n.)
a moral or legal duty to do something
▪We were under obligation to finish the work in a satisfactory way .
3.adapt (v.)
to gradually change your behavior and attitudes so that you get used to a new situation and can deal with it successfully
▪He tried hard to adapt himself to the new conditions .
4.adept (adj.)
good at doing something that needs care and skill
▪Melissa soon became adept at predicting his moods .
5.adopt (v.)
to legally make another person's child part of your family so that he or she becomes one of your own children
▪My mother was adopted when she was four .
to say something suddenly and without thinking, usually because you are nervous or excited
▪Peter blurted the news out before we could stop him .
2.obligation (n.)
a moral or legal duty to do something
▪We were under obligation to finish the work in a satisfactory way .
3.adapt (v.)
to gradually change your behavior and attitudes so that you get used to a new situation and can deal with it successfully
▪He tried hard to adapt himself to the new conditions .
4.adept (adj.)
good at doing something that needs care and skill
▪Melissa soon became adept at predicting his moods .
5.adopt (v.)
to legally make another person's child part of your family so that he or she becomes one of your own children
▪My mother was adopted when she was four .
2013年10月14日 星期一
2013.10.14 word (week6-1)
1.periodic(a.)
happening regularly though not frequently
▪The committee has to prepare periodic progress reports.
2.freight (n.)
the transport system that carries goods
▪The medical supplies were shipped by air freight to Jordan.
3.wagons(n.)
a vehicle with four wheels that is usually pulled by horses and is used for carrying heavy loads
▪ Hundreds of settlers travelled west in covered wagons.
4.veto (v.)
to officially refuse to approve or allow something
▪The Environment Agency has the power to veto the plan.
5.lumber (v.)
to give someone a job or responsibility that they do not want
▪I'm sorry you've been lumbered with all the dirty jobs.
happening regularly though not frequently
▪The committee has to prepare periodic progress reports.
2.freight (n.)
the transport system that carries goods
▪The medical supplies were shipped by air freight to Jordan.
3.wagons(n.)
a vehicle with four wheels that is usually pulled by horses and is used for carrying heavy loads
▪ Hundreds of settlers travelled west in covered wagons.
4.veto (v.)
to officially refuse to approve or allow something
▪The Environment Agency has the power to veto the plan.
5.lumber (v.)
to give someone a job or responsibility that they do not want
▪I'm sorry you've been lumbered with all the dirty jobs.
2013年10月11日 星期五
2013.10.11 word (week5-5)
1.Dispute (v.)
An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree▪The two countries disputed for years over a small strip of land on their border .
2.coerce (v.)
To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb
3.emerald (n.)
Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone▪She is wearing a ring set with emerald .
4. abduct (v.)
To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap
5.anthropologist (n.)
One who is versed in anthropology
2013年10月10日 星期四
2013.10.10 word (week5-4)
1.plenary (a.)
attended by everyone who has a right to attend
▪The conference ended with a plenary debate .
2.pliable (a.)
easy to bend without breaking or cracking
▪The clay should be moistened regularly to keep it soft and pliable .
3.plight (v.)
to promise
▪We will plight your safety.
4.plink (v.)
to shoot
▪The commander ordered the soldiers to plink.
5.plod (v.)
to walk along slowly, especially with difficulty and great effort
▪The mule plodded up the hill .
attended by everyone who has a right to attend
▪The conference ended with a plenary debate .
2.pliable (a.)
easy to bend without breaking or cracking
▪The clay should be moistened regularly to keep it soft and pliable .
3.plight (v.)
to promise
▪We will plight your safety.
4.plink (v.)
to shoot
▪The commander ordered the soldiers to plink.
5.plod (v.)
to walk along slowly, especially with difficulty and great effort
▪The mule plodded up the hill .
2013年10月9日 星期三
2013.10.09 word (week5-3)
1.cloture (v.)
ending an argument over a bill in the US government and forcing a vote on it
▪The president didn’t cloture the project.
2.clout (v.)
to hit someone hard
▪Dad clouted me before I had a chance to explain .
3.cloy (v.)
begins to annoy you because there is too much of it
▪Her sweet submissive smile began to cloy after a while .
4.groan (v.)
to make a long deep sound because you are in pain, upset, or disappointed
▪The kids all groaned when I switched off the TV .
5.groggy (a.)
weak and unable to walk steadily or think clearly because you are ill or very tired
▪I felt really groggy after 15 hours on the plane
ending an argument over a bill in the US government and forcing a vote on it
▪The president didn’t cloture the project.
2.clout (v.)
to hit someone hard
▪Dad clouted me before I had a chance to explain .
3.cloy (v.)
begins to annoy you because there is too much of it
▪Her sweet submissive smile began to cloy after a while .
4.groan (v.)
to make a long deep sound because you are in pain, upset, or disappointed
▪The kids all groaned when I switched off the TV .
5.groggy (a.)
weak and unable to walk steadily or think clearly because you are ill or very tired
▪I felt really groggy after 15 hours on the plane
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