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.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
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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