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2014.04.11

上課筆記

(1)期中考

記得去做全民英檢模擬測驗，並把成績的檔案在考試前最晚當天傳給老師，如果覺得不夠高沒關係，之後可以再測，擇優

單字筆記

(1)struggle

●an energetic attempt to achieve something

●There's always a grim struggle between Nina and Sam.

(2)scout

●a person employed to watch for something to happen

●He have a scout around to see what he can find.

(3)faction

●one of the divisions or parties of charioteers in the games of the circus

●The prime minister has the support of most faction in the party.

(4)senator

●a member of a senate

●The senator spoke against the law.

(5)appetite

●a feeling of craving something

●I have lost my appetite for several days.

(6)slum

●a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions

●He works hard to improve the sanitary condition of the slum.

(7)snarl

●an angry vicious expression

●We can hear the snarl of the wave at the seaside.

(8)spite

●feeling a need to see others suffer

●They kept going in spite of their fears.

(9)splendid

●having great beauty and splendor

●I like to watch the splendid firework.

(10)witty

●combining clever conception and facetious expression

●He always make witty remarks at our math class.

(11)outright

●without reservation or exception

●He is such an outright tyrant!

(12)pacific

●the largest ocean in the world; promoting peace

●My dad is a man of pacific position.

(13)pier

●a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles

●The ship nosed in to the pier.

(14)mediate

●acting through or dependent on an intervening agency

●I tried mto ediate their quarrel, but it was in vain.

(15)asylum

●a shelter from danger or hardship

●He was soon committed to the insane asylum.

(16)wreck

●something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

●My car was a worthless wreck.

(17)ambush

●wait in hiding to attack

●Ben walked into the ambush.

(18)edge

●a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; a slight competitive advantage

●I buy a new knife edge last Monday.

(19)elastic

●capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression

●The rules in our school is very elastic.

(20)casual

●hasty and without attention to detail; suited for everyday use

●He told me that the party would be casual, so don't be nervous.

(21)chant

●a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

●I think that a chant in a single tone is very boring.

(22)obey

●be obedient to

●Soldiers must obey their orders.

(23)primitive

●a person who belongs to early stage of civilization; a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms

●I believe that everyone's primitive personality is kind.

(24)underlie

●be or form the base for

●Many factors underlie my decision.

(25)bruise

●an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

●Henry bruise his finger with a hammer.