English note week 16

上課筆記

APA and MLA style

APA: science: 環文、心諮、英教
MLA: literature: Chinese, English

journal paper

MRI: 核子共振


concluding paragraph: repeat the idea mentioned before without additional information

period: 期間
periodical: 期刊

Eris: is the Greek goddess of chaos, strife and discord.




單字筆記

1.      Accordingly: so, therefore, hence

The Japanese knew that she was an American spy and treated her accordingly.

2.      Conventional: conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste

Energy saving technologies and hybrid cars may cost more than conventional ones to purchase.

3.      Devoted: zealous or ardent in attachment, loyalty, or affection:

Ever since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing, CNN has devoted hours of its programming to little else.

4.      Enterprising: characterized by great imagination or initiative

It’s an enterprising foreign policy.

5.      Household: of or relating to a household:

The company sells household furniture.

6.      Debt: a liability or obligation to pay or render something:

My debt to her for advice is not to be discharged easily.

7.      Install: to place in position or connect for service or use: to install a heating system;

The man installed software on a computer.

8.      Nutritious: providing nourishment, especially to a high degree; nourishing; healthful:

It’s a good, nutritious meal.

9.      Sleeve: the part of a garment that covers the arm, varying in form and length but commonly tubular.

She is passionate about her politics, wearing her beliefs, quite literally, on her sleeve.

10.  Sole: being the only one; only:

He is a sole living relative in the neighborhood.

11.  Strike a deal: to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.

They strike the hands together.

12.  Developing country: a country that is trying to increase industry and trade and improve life for it’s people

There’re some developing countries in the third world.

13.  Backpack: a pack or knapsack, often of canvas or nylon, to be carried on one's back

His elder daughter Lily winds up carrying the backpack just so Jane will shut up.

14.  Charitable: generous in donations or gifts to relieve the needs of indigent, ill, or helpless persons, or of animals

The company, through its charitable foundation, pledged $5 million to the memorial.

15.  Daring: adventurous courage; boldness.

Beautiful, daring and smart, Sophie managed to elude arrest on many occasions.

16.  Disclose: to make known; reveal or uncover:

The man disclosed a secret.

17.  Entertain: to admit into the mind; consider:

He never entertained such ideas.

18.  Filter: any device, as a tank or tube, containing such a substance for filtering.

All our site does is provide one filter that takes a monetized approach to that interaction.

19.  Insecticide: a substance or preparation used for killing insects.

Thanks to the widespread adoption of such seeds, farmers have been spraying their crops with insecticide less frequently.

20.  Refugee: a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.

In a big reversal, the United Nations says it wants to open 12 refugee camps in Lebanon for Syrian refugee s.

21.  Soak: to pass, as a liquid, through pores, holes, or the like:

The rain soaked through the tear in the umbrella.

22.  Supplier: to fill the place of another, especially the pulpit of a church, temporarily or as a substitute:

Who will supply until the new minister arrives?

23.  Transmit: to pass on (a genetic characteristic) from parent to offspring:

The mother transmitted her red hair to her daughter.

24.  Version: a particular form or variant of something

A version of this column first appeared in the Boston Globe 20 years ago.

25.  Cave: a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.

The existence of the images—which resemble the styles and themes found in European cave art—has been known for some time.

English note week 14

上課筆記

What a nuisance: someone is bad

Radiance 閃閃發亮的光線，光彩

Ray 光線

More polite sentence:

How vexing: how confusing.

How kind of you to remind me.

How kind of you to do so.

Thank you for taking it so well.

Thank you ma’am.( Madame)

Good gracious.(good) OMG (not polite)

I met him at(specific time) the station.

Tavern(日式宵夜小店，深夜食堂) is not equal to pub.

Share a flat( apartment) with other girls.

Motto: To love to act 敦愛篤行

Harvard Motto: veritas vir means truth

psalm of life longfellow

單字筆記

1.      Abandon: to give up the control of:

The government decided to abandon a city to an enemy army.

2.      Abuse: to use wrongly or improperly; misuse:

He abuse his authority for money.

3.      Collapse: to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly:

The roof collapsed and buried the crowd.

4.      Drought: an extended shortage:

The writer feel a drought of good writing.

5.      Harsh: grim or unpleasantly severe

He is experiencing a harsh life.

6.      Link: anything serving to connect one part or thing with another; a bond or tie:

The locket was a link with the past.

7.      Resource: a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.

This runs in stark contrast to the temptation to privatize every resource and turn it into a profitable market.

8.      Settlement: the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.

Netanyahu may in any case have to enforce a settlement freeze to avoid this.

9.      Spray: water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.

He was arrested multiple times holding a can of spray paint with his hands and mouth “smeared with the stuff.”

10.  Standard: an object that is regarded as the usual or most common size or form of its kind:

We stock the deluxe models as well as the standards.

11.  Starvation: the act or state of starving; condition of being starved.

His poems, written in the quiet between battles, work and starvation, survive him.

12.  Deforestation: to divest or clear of forests or trees:

Poor planning deforested the area in ten years.

13.  Barrel: any large quantity:

There’s a barrel of fun during volunteer.

14.  Quintuple: five times as great or as much.

He failed quintuple then succeeded.

15.  Carbon dioxide: a colorless, odorless, incombustible gas, CO 2

“We are short of carbon dioxide for the needs of the plants,” Anderson said.

16.  Breeze: Informal. an easy task; something done or carried on without difficulty:

Finding people to join in the adventure was a breeze.

17.  Flush: a blush; rosy glow:

There’s a flush of embarrassment on his face.

18.  Generate: to create and distribute vitally and profusely:

He generates ideas that we all should consider.

19.  Microclimate: the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses

Its microclimate and soil cannot be replicated, nor can the wine.

20.  Orient: the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.

I pray regularly, and when I do, I orient myself toward my Holy City.

21.  Outskirts: Often, outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like:

He live on the outskirts of town.

22.  Pedestrian: a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.

Every car passenger and pedestrian is checked, one by one, until the operatives find their target.

23.  Promising: giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well:

He’s a promising young man.

24.  Renewable: able to be renewed :

It’s a library book that is not renewable.

25.  Self-sufficient: able to supply one's own or its own needs without external assistance:

The nation grows enough grain to be self-sufficient.

English note week 12

上課筆記

Unit 7 Astronomy: Is Anybody Out There?

Protestant 新教徒

Fly over the wall 偷偷摸摸

Spec: see, look at

For example: spectator, inspect, perspective

John Denver was an American singer-songwriter, actor, activist and humanitarian, whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singer, starting in the 1970s.

“Traveling is a fool's paradise. Our first journeys discover to us the indifference of places. At home I dream that at Naples, at Rome, I can be intoxicated with beauty, and lose my sadness. I pack my trunk, embrace my friends, embark on the sea, and at last wake up in Naples, and there beside me is the stern fact, the sad self, unrelenting, identical, that I fled from. I seek the Vatican, and the palaces. I affect to be intoxicated with sights and suggestions, but I am not intoxicated. My giant goes with me wherever I go.”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ad: to, toward, forward

For example: adventure, advance, advocate

Astronomy: astro means star, nomy means naming

For example: nominate

Trans: across

For example: transit, transcript

Tele: far

For example: telescope

單字筆記

1.     wander: (v.) to move slowly across or around an area, without a clear direction or purpose

e.g. He wandered in the streets.

2.     weed: (n.) a wild plant growing where it is not wanted

e.g. The garden is full of weeds.

3.     affair: (n.) things connected with your personal life

e.g. How are your affairs going?

4.     dose: (n.) a measured amount of a medicine

e.g. Failing the exam was a hard dose to swallow.

5.     gorgeous: (adj.) extremely beautiful or attractive

e.g. The dining-room was gorgeous.

6.     mineral: (n.) a substance that is formed naturally in the earth

e.g. Tin is a mineral.

7.     profound: (adj.) showing strong, serious feelings hear anything else

e.g. Her parents' divorce had a profound effect on her life.

8.     recount: (v.) tell someone a story or describe a series of events

e.g. The defeated candidate demanded a recount of the votes.

9.     rough: (adj.) having an uneven surface

e.g. Her hands were rough with work.

10.     settle: (v.) put yourself or someone else in a comfortable position

e.g. He settled his child in a corner of the compartment.

11.     transplant: (adj.) causing death, or having the power to cause death

e.g. In situations like this, she wished she had a gun or some lethal weapon.

12.     comprehend: (v.) understand something that is complicated or difficult

e.g. The child couldn't comprehend the text.

13.    consideration: (n.) to remember to think about something important when you are making a decision or judgement

e.g. That matter is under consideration.

14.     grief: (n.) extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has died

e.g. The mother went mad with grief after the child died.

15.    helpless: (adj.) unable to look after yourself or to do anything to help yourself

e.g. Sam raised his arms in a helpless gesture.

16.    impulsive: (adj.) tending to do things as soon as you think of them, without considering the possible dangers or problems

e.g. If I were an impulsive buyer, the reason is probably because I have too much money and time to waste.

17.    manipulate: (v.) to make someone think and behave exactly as you want them to

e.g. Do you know how to manipulate a computer?

18.    manners: (n.) the way in which someone behaves towards or talks to other people

e.g. Basic table manners is that it is inappropriate to ask for a doggy bag when you are a guest.

19.    proceed: (v.) to continue to do something that has already been started

e.g. The old man took a drink from his cup and proceeded with his story.

20.    reinforce: (v.) to give support to an opinion, idea, or feeling, and make it stronger

e.g. The general reinforced the fort with more troops.

21.    slam: (v.) to put something on or against a surface with a fast violent movement

e.g. His neighbor slammed the door in his face.

22.    wail: (v.) to say something in a loud, sad, and complaining way

e.g. The child started to wail when the nurse came over with a syringe.

23.    writhe: (v.) to twist your body from side to side violently, especially because you are suffering pain

e.g. He writhed his body in great discomfort.

24.    authoritative: (adj.) behaving or speaking in a confident determined way that makes people respect and obey you

e.g. This is an authoritative biography.

25.    jerk: (v.) to pull something suddenly and roughly

e.g. He jerked the window open.

English note week 15

上課筆記

安德森之夢：西洋流行歌曲英漢對照

A place in the sun 陽光普照的大地

multi: many
multitask, multicultural, multilateral

impair, im: not
imbalance, immemorial, immoral

aero: air, atmosphere
aeronautics, aerolith, aerosol

單字筆記

1.      Channel: a course into which something may be directed:

He hoped to direct the conversation to a new channel.

2.      Distorted: not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false:

She has a distorted view of life.

3.      Distracted: having the attention diverted:

She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.

4.      Drawback: Commerce. an amount paid back from a charge made.

The only drawback is the restroom outside at the restaurant near the skiing facilities.

5.      Exception: the act of excepting or the fact of being excepted.

With one exception, these are people he admitted to hacking in 2006 by his guilty plea.

6.      Impair: to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage:

The disease impairs his health.

7.      Readily: promptly; quickly; easily:

The information is readily available.

8.      Recollection: the act of re-collecting or the state of being re-collected.

She woke up and realized she had no recollection of the past several hours.

9.      Rural: living in the country:

The urban population is more than the rural population in some developed countries.

10.  Simultaneously: existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent:

There’re some simultaneous movements in this task.

11.  Switch: a turning, shifting, or changing:

There’s a switch of votes to another candidate.

12.  Aeronautics: the science or art of flight.

We also happen to have a wonderful commentator, Clive Irving, who is obsessed with aeronautics.

13.  Stockbroker: a broker, especially one employed by a member firm of a stock exchange, who buys and sells stocks and other securities for customers.

Nico is a stockbroker at Deutsche Bank, whose family run a ski shop in England.

14.  Audibly: capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard.

If the crowd started to audibly sing one of his songs, he would lose track of the vocal and launch into screams of encouragement.

15.  Consistently: agreeing or accordant; compatible; not self-contradictory:

His views and actions are consistent.

16.  Inefficiency: an instance of inefficiency:

This work is riddled with inefficiencies.

17.  Operate: to work, perform, or function, as a machine does:

This engine does not operate properly.

18.  Perception: the result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; percept.

Politics is perception, especially at this stage of a campaign.

19.  Range: the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:

There’s a wide range of styles in clothes.

20.  Rotate: to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.

One possibility would be to “ rotate forces in and out of Iraq for a set of exercises,” she said.

21.  Favor: friendly or well-disposed regard; goodwill:

Their aim is to win the favor of the king.

22.  Basis: the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests.

I have no time to defend petty thieves on the basis of ideology.

23.  Regular: usual; normal; customary:

He put something in its regular place.

24.  Term: any word or group of words considered as a member of a construction or utterance.

And there are perks to being a former senator, no matter how short the term.

25.  Risk: exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance:

It's not worth the risk.