Note
1.
Deutschmarks
*
Deutsch: Deutsch is the German language word for
German.(德意志)
2.
Frog Prince
*"The Frog Prince; or, Iron Henry"is a
fairy tale, best known through the
Brothers Grimm's written version; traditionally it is the
first story in their collection.
*In the tale, a spoiled princess
reluctantly befriends a frog (possibly meeting him after dropping a gold ball into his pond),
who magically transforms into a handsome prince. Although in modern versions the transformation is invariably triggered by the princess kissing the frog, in
the original Grimm version of the story
the frog's spell was broken when the princess threw it against a wall in disgust.
3.
Martin Luder
seminal figure of a reform movement in 16th century
Christianity, subsequently known as the
Protestant Reformation
*Luther taught that
salvation and subsequently eternity in heaven is not earned by good deeds but is received only as a free gift of God's
grace through
faith in
Jesus Christ as redeemer from sin and subsequently eternity in hell.
*
His translation of the Bible into the
vernacular (instead of
Latin) made it more accessible, which had a tremendous impact on the church and on German culture.
*It fostered the development of a standard version of the
German language, added several principles to the art of translation,
[4] and influenced the writing of an English translation, the
King James Bible.
4.
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, which in 2012 consisted of over 4,500 sisters and is active in 133 countries. They run hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis; soup kitchens; children's and family counseling programmes; orphanages; and schools. Members of the order must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience, and the fourth vow, to give "Wholehearted and Free service to the poorest of the poor".
5.Hensel and Gretel:糖果屋
"
Hansel and Gretel" is a well-known
fairy tale of German origin, recorded by the
Brothers Grimm and published in 1812. Hansel and Gretel are a young brother and sister threatened by a
cannibalistic witch living deep in the forest in a house constructed of cake and confectionery. The two children save their lives by outwitting her.
6.
酉陽雜俎
*
灰姑娘原版--《酉陽雜俎》·續集卷一<葉限>
7.
Mendelssohn
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy , born and widely known as
Felix Mendelssohn,
[nwas a German composer, pianist,
organist and conductor of the early
Romantic period.
8. famous directors
*
黑澤明
→日本知名
導演。一生共執導了三十部
電影，其中許多具有世界知名與影響力，如《
羅生門》、《
七武士》、《
大鏢客》、《
天國與地獄》、《
德蘇烏扎拉》、《
影武者》、《
亂》等代表作。是使
日本電影走向國際化的重要導演，也是日本近代電影史的重要人物，被譽為「電影界的
莎士比亞」。
*
小津安二郎
→小津安二郎（1903年12月12日－1963年12月12日），日本知名導演，生於東京都深川。1923年進入松竹映畫的蒲田攝影所當攝影助理，在1927年正式升格為導演。早期他廣泛的拍攝各類影片，其中又以青春喜劇類居多。戰後則主力於以一般庶民日常生活為主的小市民電影，尤其以《晚春》、《東京物語》為他一生中的代表作。此外他以低視角仰視拍攝方式獨樹一格，也成為後來導演的效法學習對象。
*
Ingmar Bergman
→Ernst Ingmar Bergman(14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a
Swedish director, writer and producer for
film,
stage and
television. He is recognized as one of the most accomplished and influential film directors of all time.
9.
Wolverine
Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born James Howlett and commonly known as Logan.
10.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is a
Christmas carol.
*
Obama speech and all the singers singing "Hark The Herald"
11.
Rapunzel(長髮公主)
*the story adapted from
Danae and Zeus
→The works are based on the
mythological princess
Danaë. According to
Ovid she was isolated in a bronze dungeon following a prophecy that her firstborn would eventually kill her father.
[3] Although aware of the consequences, Danaë was seduced and became pregnant by
Zeus (in Roman mythology
Jupiter), who, inflamed by lust, descended from
Mount Olympus to entice her as a shower of gold.
12.
semiotics:記號學
Semiotics, also called
semiotic studies and including (in the
Saussurean tradition)
semiology, is the study of
signs and sign processes (
semiosis), indication, designation, likeness,
analogy,
metaphor,
symbolism, signification, and communication. Semiotics is closely related to the field of
linguistics, which, for its part, studies the structure and meaning of
language more specifically. However, as different from linguistics, semiotics also studies non-linguistic
sign systems
*golden shower(Danae and Zeus)
*
Phallus( "phallic symbol")
Such symbols often represent the fertility and cultural implications that are associated with the male sexual organ, as well as the male orgasm.
For example: high tower in
Rapunzel
12.
sleeping beauty
*The story is adapted from the mythology,
golden apple, which talks about that
Zeus held a banquet in celebration of the marriage of
Peleus and
Thetis.
Eris, the goddess of discord, was not invited for her troublesome nature, and upon turning up uninvited, she threw a golden apple into the ceremony, with an inscription that read:
ΤΗΙ ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΗΙ ("for/to the most beautiful").
*s
pindle→phallus symbol
Word
1.what is in your mind?
→你在想些什麼?
2.ab- (negative meaning)
*abolition:廢棄；廢除黑奴制度
*abortion:墮胎
*abort:退出:捨棄
1) [
+ obj]
: to end a pregnancy deliberately by causing the death of the fetus
▪ They decided to abort the pregnancy. ▪ abort a fetus
2) : to stop something before it is completed because of problems or danger
[+ obj] ▪ abort the launch of a rocket ▪ I suggest that you abort the project.
[no obj] ▪ When problems occurred during the launch, it was necessary to abort.
*abominate:鄙棄；憎惡(v.)
[+ obj] formal : to feel great hatred for (someone or something)
▪ a politician who is revered by his supporters and abominated by his enemies
3. protest(v.)
1 )
a : to show or express strong disagreement with or disapproval of something
[no obj] ▪ The victim's family protested at/against the judge's sentence.
[+ obj] (US) ▪ The coach protested the referee's call.
b : to show or express strong disapproval of something at a public event with other people
[no obj] ▪ Students protested at the civil rights rally.
[+ obj] (US) ▪ Peace activists protested the war.
2) [+ obj] : to say (something that other people do not agree with or believe) in a forceful way
▪ The defendant protested [=declared] his innocence in court.
*protester/protestor (n.) [count]
▪ student protesters
4. riot(n.)
1) [count] : a situation in which a large group of people behave in a violent and uncontrolled way
▪ The news about the election caused/started/sparked a riot in the city.
2) [singular] : a place that is filled with something
▪ The field was a riot of wildflowers. [=the field was filled with many kinds of wildflowers]
3) [singular] informal : someone or something that is very funny
▪ She's a riot. ▪ The movie was an absolute riot.
*read (someone) the riot act
: to speak in an angry and critical way to (someone who has done something wrong) : to tell (someone) that bad behavior will be severely punished if it continues
▪ His boss read him the riot act for making careless mistakes.
*run riot
: to behave in a violent and uncontrolled way
▪ People were running riot in the streets.
— often used figuratively ▪ Crazy thoughts were running riot through my head.
5.peculiar(something unusual/strange)(a.)
[more peculiar; most peculiar]
1) : not usual or normal : strange
▪ It seems peculiar that he would leave town and not tell anybody.
2) not used before a noun, Brit, informal : not well : somewhat ill
▪ He's feeling peculiar.
peculiar to
: of, relating to, or found in (only one person, thing, or place)
▪ a custom peculiar to America [=a custom that is found only in America]
*peculiarly (adv.)
▪ The movie has a peculiarly [=distinctively, uniquely, particularly] American quality.
6.rotation(n.)
1)
a [noncount] : the act or process of moving or turning around a central point
▪ the rotation of the Earth around its axis
b [count] : a complete turn around a central point
▪ The Earth makes one rotation every day.
2)
a [noncount] : the act of regularly changing something by replacing it with something else
▪ crop rotation ▪ Alfalfa and corn are planted in rotation.
b : the act of regularly changing the place or position of things or people so that each takes the place of another [noncount] ▪ the rotation of the job of club president [count]
3) [count] US : the group of people who take turns doing something
▪ Where are we in the rotation? [=when is it our turn?]
▪ (baseball) The team has a good (starting) rotation. [=group of pitchers who start games]
*rotational (a.)
▪ the rotational axis ▪ rotational motion
7.attend(v.)→attendent(n.)
contest(v.)→contendant(n.)
apply(v.)→applicant(n.)
8.approximate(a.)
: almost correct or exact
▪ This is the approximate location of the ancient city.
* approximately (adv.)
▪ The repair should cost approximately [=about, around, roughly] $200.
