Vocabulary
Romance (n.)羅曼史(a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life)
Conclusion (n.)推論 decision
Cornell University (n.)康乃爾大學
Instead (vt.)代替
Predispose (vt.)使傾向於… (render liable or subject)
Mate (vi.)結婚
Evolutionary (adj.)發達的;發展的
Sweaty (adj.)流汗的、濕的
Mounting (adj.)增加(increase)
Evidence (n.)證據(ground for belief)；跡象(sign)
Cocktail (n.) 雞尾酒 (本文非此解釋)
Trigger (v.)誘發(set in action)
Register (v.) 合併、拼齊 (make correspond exactly)
Initial (adj.) 初期的 (of or belonging to the beginning)
Courtship (n.) (向女性)求愛、求婚時期
Dopamine (n.) 多巴胺 (a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system)
Phenylethylamine (n.) 苯乙胺
Oxytocin (n.) 催產素 (hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk)
Ardent (adj.) 熱情的、轟轟烈烈的
Tolerance (n.) 寬容、容忍 (forbearance)
Wear off (片語) 逐漸減弱
decided (adj.)明確的 顯著的
frame (n.)心情 精神狀態
Chemical (adj.) 化學的 化學上的 化學用的
(n.) 化學製品 化學藥品
Genuinely (adv.) 真誠的 誠實的
hook (adj.)入迷的 著迷的
reveal (v.)掲露 洩露
Barrier (n.) 界線 障礙
Summary
Love is not forever, Professor Cindy Hazan pointed out that man and woman fall in love only in 18~30 months. Passed this period of time, you will already not have any feeling of love. From love become tolerance and habit. More and more evidence demonstrated that love is created by dopamine, Phenylethylamine 、Oxytocin and the social environment.
According to Cornell’s research, the men full in love more quickly and easily than women, this may suggest that women get less hooked on the cocktail of love.
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow thought, enjoyed the relationship while it lasted but when each other has not felt, it is not good to trying to stretch it out and become really unhappy.
Jean Wormall suggest couples cognizance worked condition from each other, and look for the other cause to instead love, let both of you can keep going.
Friday, February 27, 2009
10-3
slippery: wet, smooth or oily so that it slides easily or causes something to slide:
ostrich: a very large bird from Africa which cannot fly:(駝鳥)
cortch: the part of your body where your legs join at the top, or the part of trousers or underwear which covers this area
sauté: to cook food in oil or fat over heat, usually until it is brown
groan: a deep long sound showing great pain or unhappiness:
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In the article, girl invites her boyfriend , Rich, to have a meal with her family. However she is from Chinese family, Rich are not. Rich purpose to show how good he is, but everything he did makes the family embarrssed.
ostrich: a very large bird from Africa which cannot fly:(駝鳥)
cortch: the part of your body where your legs join at the top, or the part of trousers or underwear which covers this area
sauté: to cook food in oil or fat over heat, usually until it is brown
groan: a deep long sound showing great pain or unhappiness:
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In the article, girl invites her boyfriend , Rich, to have a meal with her family. However she is from Chinese family, Rich are not. Rich purpose to show how good he is, but everything he did makes the family embarrssed.
8-1 Spotting communication problem
communicate: with someone talk about.
barrier: something obstruct on the way.
skill: One kind the ability which comes by way of the study ; capability .
Wall Street Journal: It is one take the trade as main axle's daily paper.
ambiguous: unclear ; makes the human not to understand .
it is about communicates witch some can receive the hindrance, as well as communicates habitual criminal's mistake.
barrier: something obstruct on the way.
skill: One kind the ability which comes by way of the study ; capability .
Wall Street Journal: It is one take the trade as main axle's daily paper.
ambiguous: unclear ; makes the human not to understand .
it is about communicates witch some can receive the hindrance, as well as communicates habitual criminal's mistake.
9-3 Truth or consequences
vocabulary
words:
1.technique(n.) : 技巧；技術。a practical method or art applied to some particular task.
2.pry(v.) : 舉起；(以槓桿) 撬開。to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open.
3.tissue(n.) : 紙巾；衛生紙。a soft thin (usually translucent) paper.
4.adventage(n.) : 優勢。the quality of having a superior or more favorable position.
5.hollow(v.) : 使空虛。remove the interior of.
6.academic(adj.) : 空談的，學理上的，觀念上的，學術上的。hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result.
7.institute(n.) : 學會；協會。an association organized to promote art or science or education.
8.clueless(adj.) : 無藥可救的；無知的。totally uninformed about what is going on; not having even a clue from which to infer what is occurring.
9.oblivious(adj.) : 不注意的；不以為意的。(followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of.
10.monitor(v.) : 管理。 keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance.
11.paramedic(n.) : 護理人員。a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment.
12.nuclear-missile(n.) : 核彈。a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled.
phrase
1.upside down : being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed.
2.stand out : be stubborn in resolution or resistance.
summary
This article tell us about the student cheating. The first and second sentence tell us about example of stundents cheating method. The third sentence tell us that the precise cheating student's number or percent. Then they begin to ask people question. Lastest, they use student and teacher's answer to finsh this article.
words:
1.technique(n.) : 技巧；技術。a practical method or art applied to some particular task.
2.pry(v.) : 舉起；(以槓桿) 撬開。to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open.
3.tissue(n.) : 紙巾；衛生紙。a soft thin (usually translucent) paper.
4.adventage(n.) : 優勢。the quality of having a superior or more favorable position.
5.hollow(v.) : 使空虛。remove the interior of.
6.academic(adj.) : 空談的，學理上的，觀念上的，學術上的。hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result.
7.institute(n.) : 學會；協會。an association organized to promote art or science or education.
8.clueless(adj.) : 無藥可救的；無知的。totally uninformed about what is going on; not having even a clue from which to infer what is occurring.
9.oblivious(adj.) : 不注意的；不以為意的。(followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of.
10.monitor(v.) : 管理。 keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance.
11.paramedic(n.) : 護理人員。a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment.
12.nuclear-missile(n.) : 核彈。a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled.
phrase
1.upside down : being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed.
2.stand out : be stubborn in resolution or resistance.
summary
This article tell us about the student cheating. The first and second sentence tell us about example of stundents cheating method. The third sentence tell us that the precise cheating student's number or percent. Then they begin to ask people question. Lastest, they use student and teacher's answer to finsh this article.
6-3vocabulary&summary
vocabulary:
shifting轉換
economy經濟
household家庭
involved專注
birthrate出生率
steadily不間斷地
likelihood可能性
drop丟下;降低
unusual不平常的
nuns尼姑
subculture次文化
odd古怪的
dramatically戲劇性地
pattern圖表
racial種族
ethnic人種的
whether不管...還是
in other to為了
improve改善
pursue追求
opportunities機會
response回應
afford提供
require需要;依靠;依賴
summary:
Most people don’t agree with married women who still work. They thought that women should stay in home carrying of children and men should work outside. But with the change of economy, more and more people approve of that married women who still work. So what they emphasize is so changed duo to the work they own. The most important is that the birth rate decreased gradually, and the age of those women pregnant is increasing.
shifting轉換
economy經濟
household家庭
involved專注
birthrate出生率
steadily不間斷地
likelihood可能性
drop丟下;降低
unusual不平常的
nuns尼姑
subculture次文化
odd古怪的
dramatically戲劇性地
pattern圖表
racial種族
ethnic人種的
whether不管...還是
in other to為了
improve改善
pursue追求
opportunities機會
response回應
afford提供
require需要;依靠;依賴
summary:
Most people don’t agree with married women who still work. They thought that women should stay in home carrying of children and men should work outside. But with the change of economy, more and more people approve of that married women who still work. So what they emphasize is so changed duo to the work they own. The most important is that the birth rate decreased gradually, and the age of those women pregnant is increasing.
7-3
vocabulary
1. tiny--very smell
2. barefoot --not wearing any shoes or socks
3. closet--a small room or space in a wall where you can store things such as clothes, sheets, etc., often having a door so that it can be closed
4. conservative-- tending to emphasize the importance of preserving traditional cultural and religious values, and to oppose change, esp. sudden change
5. lean on-- to depend on (someone or something)
6. insane--mad
7. emotion--any strong feel
8. storm--violent outburst or sudden attack
9. crisis--a moment of danger
10. absolutely--complete
11. oversimplify--make too simple
12. imaginary--existing only in the imagination; not real
13. binoculars-- optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes
14. hinge on -- depend on something
15. maturity--full growth or development
16. pail--bucket
17. dripping--fall in
18. coward--somebody regarded as fearful and uncourageous
19. crawl--a very slow movement
summary
the husbands and wives quarrel, they thought that the habits and customs difference are many, perhaps was too initially too impulsed, married such quickly, did not have to understand each other very much.
8-1
1. multipurpose able to be used for several different purposes
2. toddler a young child who is learning to walk
3. wiggle make small movements
4. disposal process of getting rid of something
5. astonish amaze somebody greatly
6. reassurance put somebody's mind at ease
7. stroller walker
8. observant paying such careful attention that little or nothing is unnoticed
9. sibling brother or sister
10. enormously unusually large
Toddler use signs to express what they want to say. The signs make life sweeter.
2. toddler a young child who is learning to walk
3. wiggle make small movements
4. disposal process of getting rid of something
5. astonish amaze somebody greatly
6. reassurance put somebody's mind at ease
7. stroller walker
8. observant paying such careful attention that little or nothing is unnoticed
9. sibling brother or sister
10. enormously unusually large
Toddler use signs to express what they want to say. The signs make life sweeter.
6-2 Vocabulary&Summary
Vocabulary:
1. photograph-picture
2. evidence-the fact that a judgment can be based on
3. typical-have the qualities of a particular type of person etc
4. generous-willing to give or share; not selfish
5. opinionated-one people have himself personal ideal
6. convinced-to persuade a person agree with
7. probably-maybe
8. loan-a sum of money lent at interest
9. volunteer-one who offers of his own free will
10. stubborn-difficult to handle or work with
11. argue-express disagreement in words, often with strong feelings
12. expect-look forward to the appearance of
13. assure-feel sure; declare positively
14. appreciation-thankfulness, gratitude
Summary:
After my father’s death, My Aunt Marion who taught me the things my father couldn’t. And she believing that anything unusual was probably good for me. Being Aunt Marion, she didn’t and still doesn’t give herself much credit. Although we often argued, she always expected me to do my best. She never failed to assure me that I could do anything with my life that I wanted, if I only tried have enough.
1. photograph-picture
2. evidence-the fact that a judgment can be based on
3. typical-have the qualities of a particular type of person etc
4. generous-willing to give or share; not selfish
5. opinionated-one people have himself personal ideal
6. convinced-to persuade a person agree with
7. probably-maybe
8. loan-a sum of money lent at interest
9. volunteer-one who offers of his own free will
10. stubborn-difficult to handle or work with
11. argue-express disagreement in words, often with strong feelings
12. expect-look forward to the appearance of
13. assure-feel sure; declare positively
14. appreciation-thankfulness, gratitude
Summary:
After my father’s death, My Aunt Marion who taught me the things my father couldn’t. And she believing that anything unusual was probably good for me. Being Aunt Marion, she didn’t and still doesn’t give herself much credit. Although we often argued, she always expected me to do my best. She never failed to assure me that I could do anything with my life that I wanted, if I only tried have enough.
7-1 The knight in shining armor
A knight i shin ing armor(盔甲) was traveling through the countryside. Suddenlu,he heard a woman crying out. He raced ro the castle(城堡),where the princess was trapped by a dragon. The noble(高貴的) knight pulled out his sword and killed the dragon. As a result,he was received lovingly by the princess.
As the gates opened,he was welcomed and celevrated by the family of the princess and the townspeople. He was acknowledged as(承認..是) a hero. He and the princess fell in love.
A month later,the noble knight went off on anthother trip. On his way back,he heard his belove princess crying out for help.Another dragon was attacking the castle.When the knight arrived,he pulled out his sword to slay the dragon.
Before he swung,the princess cried out from the tower,"Don't use your sword,use this noose(套繩). It will work better."
She threw him the noose and then motioned instructions(說明書) on how to yse it. He hesitantly(猶豫地) follower her instructoins. He wrapped it around the the dragon's neck and then pulled hard. The dragon died and everyone rejoiced.
At the celevration dinner,the knight felt he hadn't really done anything. Somehow,vecayse he had used her noose and not hes sword,he didn't feel worthy of the town's admiration(欽佩,讚美). After the event,he was depressed and forhot to shine his armor.
A month later he went on another trip.As he left with his sword,the princess reminded him to be careful and to take the noose.On his way home,he saw yet another dragon attacking the castle. This time he rushed forward withhis sword but hesitated,thinking that maybe he should use the noose. In confusion, he looked up and saw his princess waving from the catsle window.
"Use the poison(毒藥),"she yelled."The noose doesn't work."
She threw him the poison,which he poured into the dragon's mouth,and the dragon died. Everyone rejoiced and celebrated,but the knight felt ashamed(羞恥的).
A month later,he went on another trop.As he left with his sword,the princess reminded him to be careful,and to bring the noose and thepoison. He was annoyed(惱怒) by her suggestions but brought them just in case.
This time on his journey he heard another woman in distress(危險). As he rushed to her call, his depression(沮喪) was lifted and he felt confident(知己) and alive. But as he drew his sword to slay the dragon, he hesitated again. He wondered whether he should use the sword, the noose, or the posion. What would the princess say?
For a moment he was confused(迷惑). But then he remembered how he had felt before he knew the princess, when he carried only a sword. He threw away the noose aand posion and charged the dragon with his sword. He slew the dragon and the townspeople rejoiced.
The knight in shining armor never returned to his princess. He stayed in this new village and lived happily ever afrer. He eventually married, but only after making sure his new partner knew nothing about noose and poisons.
Lowell 李仲輪
As the gates opened,he was welcomed and celevrated by the family of the princess and the townspeople. He was acknowledged as(承認..是) a hero. He and the princess fell in love.
A month later,the noble knight went off on anthother trip. On his way back,he heard his belove princess crying out for help.Another dragon was attacking the castle.When the knight arrived,he pulled out his sword to slay the dragon.
Before he swung,the princess cried out from the tower,"Don't use your sword,use this noose(套繩). It will work better."
She threw him the noose and then motioned instructions(說明書) on how to yse it. He hesitantly(猶豫地) follower her instructoins. He wrapped it around the the dragon's neck and then pulled hard. The dragon died and everyone rejoiced.
At the celevration dinner,the knight felt he hadn't really done anything. Somehow,vecayse he had used her noose and not hes sword,he didn't feel worthy of the town's admiration(欽佩,讚美). After the event,he was depressed and forhot to shine his armor.
A month later he went on another trip.As he left with his sword,the princess reminded him to be careful and to take the noose.On his way home,he saw yet another dragon attacking the castle. This time he rushed forward withhis sword but hesitated,thinking that maybe he should use the noose. In confusion, he looked up and saw his princess waving from the catsle window.
"Use the poison(毒藥),"she yelled."The noose doesn't work."
She threw him the poison,which he poured into the dragon's mouth,and the dragon died. Everyone rejoiced and celebrated,but the knight felt ashamed(羞恥的).
A month later,he went on another trop.As he left with his sword,the princess reminded him to be careful,and to bring the noose and thepoison. He was annoyed(惱怒) by her suggestions but brought them just in case.
This time on his journey he heard another woman in distress(危險). As he rushed to her call, his depression(沮喪) was lifted and he felt confident(知己) and alive. But as he drew his sword to slay the dragon, he hesitated again. He wondered whether he should use the sword, the noose, or the posion. What would the princess say?
For a moment he was confused(迷惑). But then he remembered how he had felt before he knew the princess, when he carried only a sword. He threw away the noose aand posion and charged the dragon with his sword. He slew the dragon and the townspeople rejoiced.
The knight in shining armor never returned to his princess. He stayed in this new village and lived happily ever afrer. He eventually married, but only after making sure his new partner knew nothing about noose and poisons.
Lowell 李仲輪
6-2Bettty&Lucy Living with mother
In the south China, the Mosuo people have a species life. In Mosuo society, the adult children, men and women live in their mother’s home even after they have found a partner. Their children need to live with their mother can’t stay with their parent. There is no notion of formal marriage and no marriage ceremony. Instead, the Mosuo clams this process that is called “walking marriage.”
The man need to close to their nieces than to their child, because their must always consider their upbringing and their education. So, in Mosuo society the uncle is more powerful than the father and inside the home, the mother is more powerful the uncle. And children take their mother’s family name. Finally, in the Mosuo “divorce” is very simple.
單字
But your partner is only a walk away.
過客
Rarely很少地
Complicated複雜的
Normal正常的
Notion概念
Formal正式的
Niece姪女
Consider考慮
Upbringing教養
Financially財政上地
Property財產
Scholar智者
Declaration宣布
Divorce離婚
Quarrel爭吵
Harmonious和諧的
片語
Responsible for 對…負責
Bring up養育
Pass down傳下來
Spilt up離異.絕交
The man need to close to their nieces than to their child, because their must always consider their upbringing and their education. So, in Mosuo society the uncle is more powerful than the father and inside the home, the mother is more powerful the uncle. And children take their mother’s family name. Finally, in the Mosuo “divorce” is very simple.
單字
But your partner is only a walk away.
過客
Rarely很少地
Complicated複雜的
Normal正常的
Notion概念
Formal正式的
Niece姪女
Consider考慮
Upbringing教養
Financially財政上地
Property財產
Scholar智者
Declaration宣布
Divorce離婚
Quarrel爭吵
Harmonious和諧的
片語
Responsible for 對…負責
Bring up養育
Pass down傳下來
Spilt up離異.絕交
7-2---Vocabulary & Summary
Vocabulary:
1.broadcast : radio or television program
2.outnumber : be more in number than sb.
3.suspense : feeling of tenseness, worry, etc about what may happen
4.approach : come near or nearer to sb./sth in space of time
5.express : show or make known (a feeling, an opinion, etc) by words, looks, action, etc
6.considerably : much; a great deal
7.newscast : broadcast news report
8.rate : value highly ; as; consider
9.versus : against
10.psyche : human soul or mind
11. household : concerned with the management of a house
12.chores : piece of regular or dull work
13.intake : place where liquid, etc enter
14.prompt : cause or incite (sb) to do sth
15.tend : be likely to behave in a certain way or to have a certain characteristic or influence
16. rabid : violent or extreme; fanatical
17.counterpart : person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as sb or sth else
18.suspect : have an idea of the existence, presence or truth of sth
19.gender : sexual classification
20.determine :precisely; decide
21.suffer : feel pain, discomfort, great sorrow, etc
22.segment : part of sth separated or marked off from the that can be separated off in the mind
Summary:
The article tell us about men and women will approach, experience, and respond to the same sports program in different ways.
1.broadcast : radio or television program
2.outnumber : be more in number than sb.
3.suspense : feeling of tenseness, worry, etc about what may happen
4.approach : come near or nearer to sb./sth in space of time
5.express : show or make known (a feeling, an opinion, etc) by words, looks, action, etc
6.considerably : much; a great deal
7.newscast : broadcast news report
8.rate : value highly ; as; consider
9.versus : against
10.psyche : human soul or mind
11. household : concerned with the management of a house
12.chores : piece of regular or dull work
13.intake : place where liquid, etc enter
14.prompt : cause or incite (sb) to do sth
15.tend : be likely to behave in a certain way or to have a certain characteristic or influence
16. rabid : violent or extreme; fanatical
17.counterpart : person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as sb or sth else
18.suspect : have an idea of the existence, presence or truth of sth
19.gender : sexual classification
20.determine :precisely; decide
21.suffer : feel pain, discomfort, great sorrow, etc
22.segment : part of sth separated or marked off from the that can be separated off in the mind
Summary:
The article tell us about men and women will approach, experience, and respond to the same sports program in different ways.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Asking for leave
Alber
I have caught a cold,and I needs to rest .
So I ask you for a day to rest.
Thinks a lot .
I have caught a cold,and I needs to rest .
So I ask you for a day to rest.
Thinks a lot .
11-3 vocabulary & summary
Plum:a tree somewhat like the peach and cherry, or its well-known fruit李樹；李子
Enchantment: the quality or state of being bewitch施魔法;著魔
Glowing: to shine with intense heat（強熱）發光
Stark：harsh; grim嚴厲的；冷酷的
Twilight: the soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, either from daybreak to sunrise or, more commonly, from sunset to nightfall.
Strike: to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
Gnawing: Usually, gnawings. persistent, dull pains; pangs: the gnawings of hunger
The poem is about love. Love seems to be beautiful, but if you fall in love deeply, you must be hurt.
Enchantment: the quality or state of being bewitch施魔法;著魔
Glowing: to shine with intense heat（強熱）發光
Stark：harsh; grim嚴厲的；冷酷的
Twilight: the soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, either from daybreak to sunrise or, more commonly, from sunset to nightfall.
Strike: to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
Gnawing: Usually, gnawings. persistent, dull pains; pangs: the gnawings of hunger
The poem is about love. Love seems to be beautiful, but if you fall in love deeply, you must be hurt.
5-2Movie extras Vocabulary&Summary
Vocabulary
1 coffin: a box in which a dead body
2 staff: the group of people who work
3 extra: a person in a film, who has a small unimportant part, for example in a crowd
4 agency: a business that provides a particular servies
5 lookalike: someone is similar to a famous person
6 sumo: (日)相撲
7 wrestler: fighter
8 register: an offical list of names, etc or a book that contains this kind of list= enrol
9 ethnic: connected with or typical of a particular race or religion
10 brass: a hard yellow metal this is a mixture of two other metals;
the group of musical instruments that are made of bass
11 premature: baby born before the expected time
12 panicky: fearful
13 dilemma: a situation in which you have to make a difficult choice
between two or more things
14 replacement: a person or thing that will take place of sb/sth
15 commission: money that you get for selling sth
16 tureover: the rate at which workers leave a company and are replaced by new ones
17 flexible: that can be change easily
18 motivating: to cause sb to act in a particular way
19 factor: one of the things that influences a decision, situation, etc
20 available: (used about people) free to be seen, talked to etc
21 instinctively adv. ; instinct: the natural force that causes a person or animal
to behave in a paricular way without thinking or learning about it
22 bum: (on insulting word) for a person who lives on the street
23 pass for: to be accepted as sb/sth that he/she/it is not
24 cast: all the actors in a play, film
25 charge: the price that you must pay for sth
26 dimension: size
27 doggone: extremely
Summary
The reason why people work as movie extras is that they want to do something different, rather to make money.
The article is about the movie extras, the agency find a lookalike as substitute for star, and many people for crown sence.
Once found the extra within the hour for an brass band, a newborn baby, and Dalmatian, and so on.
The way can find fast the extra is good connections and fast phone work.
People as the extra, because it is interesting.
They can do something different, and get out of the house and onto a movies set, but being the extra get few money.
1 coffin: a box in which a dead body
2 staff: the group of people who work
3 extra: a person in a film, who has a small unimportant part, for example in a crowd
4 agency: a business that provides a particular servies
5 lookalike: someone is similar to a famous person
6 sumo: (日)相撲
7 wrestler: fighter
8 register: an offical list of names, etc or a book that contains this kind of list= enrol
9 ethnic: connected with or typical of a particular race or religion
10 brass: a hard yellow metal this is a mixture of two other metals;
the group of musical instruments that are made of bass
11 premature: baby born before the expected time
12 panicky: fearful
13 dilemma: a situation in which you have to make a difficult choice
between two or more things
14 replacement: a person or thing that will take place of sb/sth
15 commission: money that you get for selling sth
16 tureover: the rate at which workers leave a company and are replaced by new ones
17 flexible: that can be change easily
18 motivating: to cause sb to act in a particular way
19 factor: one of the things that influences a decision, situation, etc
20 available: (used about people) free to be seen, talked to etc
21 instinctively adv. ; instinct: the natural force that causes a person or animal
to behave in a paricular way without thinking or learning about it
22 bum: (on insulting word) for a person who lives on the street
23 pass for: to be accepted as sb/sth that he/she/it is not
24 cast: all the actors in a play, film
25 charge: the price that you must pay for sth
26 dimension: size
27 doggone: extremely
Summary
The reason why people work as movie extras is that they want to do something different, rather to make money.
The article is about the movie extras, the agency find a lookalike as substitute for star, and many people for crown sence.
Once found the extra within the hour for an brass band, a newborn baby, and Dalmatian, and so on.
The way can find fast the extra is good connections and fast phone work.
People as the extra, because it is interesting.
They can do something different, and get out of the house and onto a movies set, but being the extra get few money.
9-2 Vocabulary & Summary
1Towel: a piece of fabric or paper used for drying things, especially your body
2 Honestly: used to emphasize that what you are saying is true, however surprising it may seem
3 Absorbent: able to take in something easily, especially liquid
4 Physician: a doctor, especially one who is a specialist in general medicine and not surgery
5 Truly: used to emphasize that a particular statement, feeling, etc. is sincere or genuine
6 Medication: a dry or another form of medicine that you take to prevent or to treat an illness
7 Make-up: substances used especially by women to make their faces look more attractive, or used by actors to change their appearance
8 Rub: to steal money or property from a person or place
9 Claim: to say that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it
10 Competitor: a person or an organization that competes against others, especially in business
11 Division: a large and important unit or section of an organization
12 Council: a group of people chosen to give advice, make rules, do research, provide money, etc
13 Bureau:
14 Examine: to consider or study an idea, a subject, etc. very carefully
15 Collar: the part around the neck of a shirt, jacket or coat that usually folds down
16 Conduct: to organize and do a particular activity
17 Contradictory: containing or showing a contradiction
18 Interpret: to explain the meaning of something
19 Conclude: to decide or believe something as a result of what you have heard or seen
20 Resist: to refuse to accept something and try to stop it from happening
21 Revise: to change your opinions or plans, for example because of something you have learned
23Decision : n. a final conclusion; judgment
24Division : n. act of dividing; separation of members into two sections for counting votes.
25Commercial : n. advertisement on television, radio or newspaper
26Brand : n. trade mark
27Pain : n. suffering of body or mind; when part of one’s body hurts.
Advertising claims will always be challenged by competitors unless they are really true.
For example, when ColorStay makeup claimed that their makeup "won't rub off on your collar", competitors conducted an experiment to prove it wrong, while ColorStay also conducted a similar experiment that proved them right.
Actually, the problem was that both parties intepreted the phrase in a different way, and it was eventually changed from "under normal use" to "under normal conditions".
Improperly presented information in advertisements can create wrong impressions, such as that os ColorStay, and of Orudis KT which claimed that 82% of doctors prescribed their product, which wrongly led people to believe that it was the most commonly used pain medication.
On the contrary, the 82% of doctors had prescribed Orudis at least once in their lifetime, meaning that it cannot be concluded that it is the most common pain medication.
2 Honestly: used to emphasize that what you are saying is true, however surprising it may seem
3 Absorbent: able to take in something easily, especially liquid
4 Physician: a doctor, especially one who is a specialist in general medicine and not surgery
5 Truly: used to emphasize that a particular statement, feeling, etc. is sincere or genuine
6 Medication: a dry or another form of medicine that you take to prevent or to treat an illness
7 Make-up: substances used especially by women to make their faces look more attractive, or used by actors to change their appearance
8 Rub: to steal money or property from a person or place
9 Claim: to say that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it
10 Competitor: a person or an organization that competes against others, especially in business
11 Division: a large and important unit or section of an organization
12 Council: a group of people chosen to give advice, make rules, do research, provide money, etc
13 Bureau:
14 Examine: to consider or study an idea, a subject, etc. very carefully
15 Collar: the part around the neck of a shirt, jacket or coat that usually folds down
16 Conduct: to organize and do a particular activity
17 Contradictory: containing or showing a contradiction
18 Interpret: to explain the meaning of something
19 Conclude: to decide or believe something as a result of what you have heard or seen
20 Resist: to refuse to accept something and try to stop it from happening
21 Revise: to change your opinions or plans, for example because of something you have learned
23Decision : n. a final conclusion; judgment
24Division : n. act of dividing; separation of members into two sections for counting votes.
25Commercial : n. advertisement on television, radio or newspaper
26Brand : n. trade mark
27Pain : n. suffering of body or mind; when part of one’s body hurts.
Advertising claims will always be challenged by competitors unless they are really true.
For example, when ColorStay makeup claimed that their makeup "won't rub off on your collar", competitors conducted an experiment to prove it wrong, while ColorStay also conducted a similar experiment that proved them right.
Actually, the problem was that both parties intepreted the phrase in a different way, and it was eventually changed from "under normal use" to "under normal conditions".
Improperly presented information in advertisements can create wrong impressions, such as that os ColorStay, and of Orudis KT which claimed that 82% of doctors prescribed their product, which wrongly led people to believe that it was the most commonly used pain medication.
On the contrary, the 82% of doctors had prescribed Orudis at least once in their lifetime, meaning that it cannot be concluded that it is the most common pain medication.
10-2-vocabulary-summary
Unit 10 Etiquette
Reading 2 How table manners became polite
If you don`t like having to sit up straight(adj.端正的) and keep your elbows (n.手肘) off the table, be grateful(v.感謝) you weren`t a child of America’s early settlers(n.移民者). Back then, children didn’t even get to sit at the table. They stood behind the adults and ate whatever the adults gave them.
Later, children were allowed to sit at the table, but they couldn’t speak unless an adult spoke to them. They couldn’t ask for a dish, either. They had to wait until a grownup offered it to them. It was also considered rude to fidget(n.煩躁), sing, or look at someone else who was eating.
Table manners are even older then tables. About 9,000 years ago, people cooked soups in pots. They dipped(v.浸) spoons of wood or bone into the cooking pot to eat. Sometimes they didn’t use spoons, they just picked out pieces of meat with their fingers.
Eating with the fingers has never disappeared. Some cultures still follow this custom. Certain(adj.某個) groups use only the first three fingers of the right hand. In northern(adj.北方的) India, some diners(n.用餐者) use only the fingertips(n.指尖) of the right hand, but in the south, using both hands is okay. In fact, far more people eat with fingers or chopsticks than use forks and spoons. But everyone has rules about eating politely.
Table manners became quite important in Europe in the 1100s. That’s when people developed the idea of courtesy(n.禮貌), or how to behave in court(n.奉承). Soon these rules began appearing in written texts(經句;聖經經句).
The rules about eating were meant to make the experience pleasant(adj.愉快得), thoughtful(adj.體貼的), and tidy(adj.整齊的). Early texts instructed diners to keep their elbows down and not to speak with their mouths full. Polite diners were not to pick their teeth with their knives or be greedy.
In those days, people didn’t have regular(adj.有規則的) dinner tables. At mealtimes, wooden boards were laid out and covered with cloth, therefore the expression “setting the table.” At banquets(n.宴會;盛宴), no individual(adj.個人的) plates were used, only large serving platters(n.大盤子). Two people shared each soup bowl and used squares of stale bread is plates(n.碟子). These edible plates were called trenchers. After the meal, they were given to the poor.
In the 1300s, the Renaissance(n.文藝復興) arrived. So did the fork. As new table customs evolved, people began to eat from plates, and everyone had his owe cup. Fingers were to be wiped on napkins, not tablecloths. Bones were not to be thrown on the floor, but left on the plate. Manners(n.風格;種類) kept moving toward cleanliness and order.
Nowadays people use many simple table manners without thinking. You probably say “please” and “thank you,” and ask for food to be passed to you, rather than reaching over everyone for it.
There are many other rules, especially in more formal settings, such as parties, where you’re supposed to use the right fork. If you are not sure what to do, just watch the host or hostess and do what he or she dose. Even if you use the wrong fork, you’ll be following the basic principle(n.原則) of table manners: Think about others and make dining as pleasant as possible.
Mean idea:
Table manners have evolved greatly over the years, but they have always existed. The table manners of the early American settlers were very strict, but different culture has different rules. The rules have hanged a lot over the years, but they were all made to keep eating clean and in order. Although we may not always we the proper utensils or know how to behave, we should keep in mind that the purpose of table manners is to ensure a pleasant and tidy dining experience for everyone.
Reading 2 How table manners became polite
If you don`t like having to sit up straight(adj.端正的) and keep your elbows (n.手肘) off the table, be grateful(v.感謝) you weren`t a child of America’s early settlers(n.移民者). Back then, children didn’t even get to sit at the table. They stood behind the adults and ate whatever the adults gave them.
Later, children were allowed to sit at the table, but they couldn’t speak unless an adult spoke to them. They couldn’t ask for a dish, either. They had to wait until a grownup offered it to them. It was also considered rude to fidget(n.煩躁), sing, or look at someone else who was eating.
Table manners are even older then tables. About 9,000 years ago, people cooked soups in pots. They dipped(v.浸) spoons of wood or bone into the cooking pot to eat. Sometimes they didn’t use spoons, they just picked out pieces of meat with their fingers.
Eating with the fingers has never disappeared. Some cultures still follow this custom. Certain(adj.某個) groups use only the first three fingers of the right hand. In northern(adj.北方的) India, some diners(n.用餐者) use only the fingertips(n.指尖) of the right hand, but in the south, using both hands is okay. In fact, far more people eat with fingers or chopsticks than use forks and spoons. But everyone has rules about eating politely.
Table manners became quite important in Europe in the 1100s. That’s when people developed the idea of courtesy(n.禮貌), or how to behave in court(n.奉承). Soon these rules began appearing in written texts(經句;聖經經句).
The rules about eating were meant to make the experience pleasant(adj.愉快得), thoughtful(adj.體貼的), and tidy(adj.整齊的). Early texts instructed diners to keep their elbows down and not to speak with their mouths full. Polite diners were not to pick their teeth with their knives or be greedy.
In those days, people didn’t have regular(adj.有規則的) dinner tables. At mealtimes, wooden boards were laid out and covered with cloth, therefore the expression “setting the table.” At banquets(n.宴會;盛宴), no individual(adj.個人的) plates were used, only large serving platters(n.大盤子). Two people shared each soup bowl and used squares of stale bread is plates(n.碟子). These edible plates were called trenchers. After the meal, they were given to the poor.
In the 1300s, the Renaissance(n.文藝復興) arrived. So did the fork. As new table customs evolved, people began to eat from plates, and everyone had his owe cup. Fingers were to be wiped on napkins, not tablecloths. Bones were not to be thrown on the floor, but left on the plate. Manners(n.風格;種類) kept moving toward cleanliness and order.
Nowadays people use many simple table manners without thinking. You probably say “please” and “thank you,” and ask for food to be passed to you, rather than reaching over everyone for it.
There are many other rules, especially in more formal settings, such as parties, where you’re supposed to use the right fork. If you are not sure what to do, just watch the host or hostess and do what he or she dose. Even if you use the wrong fork, you’ll be following the basic principle(n.原則) of table manners: Think about others and make dining as pleasant as possible.
Mean idea:
Table manners have evolved greatly over the years, but they have always existed. The table manners of the early American settlers were very strict, but different culture has different rules. The rules have hanged a lot over the years, but they were all made to keep eating clean and in order. Although we may not always we the proper utensils or know how to behave, we should keep in mind that the purpose of table manners is to ensure a pleasant and tidy dining experience for everyone.
9-1 vocabulary & summary
1.characteristic : very typical of sth or of sb's character.
2.caculation : careful planning for yourself without caring about other people.
3.pathological : cause by, or connected with, disease or illess.
4.nonverbal : not involving words or speech.
5.clue: an object, a piece of evidence or some information that helps the police solve a crime.
6.vague: not clear in a person's mind.
7.mentality: the particular attitude or way of thinking of a person or group.
8.subconsciously: occurring without conscious perception.
9.adopt: to start to use a particular method or to show a particula attitude towards sb/sth.
10.visibly: in a way that is easily noticeable.
11.instinctively: based on instinct, not thought or training.
12.escape: to avoide sth unpleasant or dangerous.
This article tell us how to recognize lies from several typical reactions of liars.
2.caculation : careful planning for yourself without caring about other people.
3.pathological : cause by, or connected with, disease or illess.
4.nonverbal : not involving words or speech.
5.clue: an object, a piece of evidence or some information that helps the police solve a crime.
6.vague: not clear in a person's mind.
7.mentality: the particular attitude or way of thinking of a person or group.
8.subconsciously: occurring without conscious perception.
9.adopt: to start to use a particular method or to show a particula attitude towards sb/sth.
10.visibly: in a way that is easily noticeable.
11.instinctively: based on instinct, not thought or training.
12.escape: to avoide sth unpleasant or dangerous.
This article tell us how to recognize lies from several typical reactions of liars.
5-3 vocabulary&summary
1 fertile：abundant
2 filmmaking to make a film
3 vivid lifelike
4 sci-fi science fiction
5 brushed to sweep
6 stuff an object
7 remain still
8 barely to manage with an effort
9 dropped out to leave
10 sobering serious
11 passion enthusiasm
12 intuitive the sixth sense
This article is to introduce Steven Spielberg who is a storyteller, and the reason for his success.
2 filmmaking to make a film
3 vivid lifelike
4 sci-fi science fiction
5 brushed to sweep
6 stuff an object
7 remain still
8 barely to manage with an effort
9 dropped out to leave
10 sobering serious
11 passion enthusiasm
12 intuitive the sixth sense
This article is to introduce Steven Spielberg who is a storyteller, and the reason for his success.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
10-1 vocabulary&summary by- eunice Kong
1. yakkers：Person who talk a long time and don’t want to stop.
2. glued to：sticked to.
3. announced：claimed
4. crowded：lots of people.
5. surgecy：operation.
6. overhear：heard something unwillingly.
7. struggle：compete.
8. annoy：bother.
9. booth：place for use the telephone.
10. concept：idea.
11. gathering：meeting.
12. rely：depend.
13. vibrate：shake.
14. softly：quietly.
Summary：
This article wants to tell us the correct cell phone’s etiquette.
2. glued to：sticked to.
3. announced：claimed
4. crowded：lots of people.
5. surgecy：operation.
6. overhear：heard something unwillingly.
7. struggle：compete.
8. annoy：bother.
9. booth：place for use the telephone.
10. concept：idea.
11. gathering：meeting.
12. rely：depend.
13. vibrate：shake.
14. softly：quietly.
Summary：
This article wants to tell us the correct cell phone’s etiquette.
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