English note week 5

上課筆記：

1. Aphrodite's Child – Rain & Tears Lyrics

RAIN AND TEARS

Rain and tears are the same,

But in the sun

You've got to play the game.

When you cry in winter time,

You can pretend

It's nothing but the rain.

How many times I've seen

Tears coming from your blue eyes.

Rain and tears are the same,

But in the sun

You've got to play the game.

Give me an answer of love,

I need an answer of love.

Rain and tears in the sun

But in your heart

You feel the rainbow waves.

Rain and tears both I shun,

For in my heart

There'll never be a sun.

Rain and tears are the same,

But in the sun

You've got to play the game.

2.  The catcher in the rye: 

3. Ode to the west wind: If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?

4. metaphorically speaking: I am not talking about you.

單字筆記：

1.     digit: (n.) one of the written signs that represent the numbers 0 to 9

e.g. The first digit of one thousand two hundred zero three is one.

2.     disfigure (v.) to spoil the beauty that something naturally has

e.g. His face was disfigured by the burns he received in the accident.

3.     drain: (v.) to remove (liquid) from something by letting it flow away or out

e.g. Drain the canned tomatoes before adding them to the pot.

4.     insight: (n.) the ability to understand people and situations in a very clear way

e.g. He is a leader of great insight.

5.     psyche: (n.) the soul, mind, or personality of a person or group

e.g. There are some hidden corner within your psyche

6.     simplicity: (n.) the quality of being easy to understand or use

e.g. People like the simplicity of the instructions.

7.     solemn: (adj.) very serious or formal in manner, behavior, or expression

e.g. He spoke in a solemn and thoughtful manner.

8.     wizard: (n.)a person who is very good at something

e.g. He is a wizard at math.

9.     anticipate: (v.) to think of something that will or might happen in the future

e.g. The cost turned out to be higher than anticipated.

10.    breakthrough: (v.) a sudden increase in knowledge, understanding, etc.

e.g. This job could be the breakthrough she's been waiting for.

11.    flexible: (adj.) capable of bending or being bent

e.g. She's been doing exercises to become stronger and more flexible.

12.    pursue: (v.) to try to get or do (something) over a period of time

e.g. Hounds pursued the fox for miles.

13.    spare: (v.) to choose not to punish or harm (someone)

e.g. No one knows why the gunman shot some people and spared others.

14.    strenuous: (adj.) requiring or showing great energy and effort

e.g. Avoid all strenuous exercise until the sprain heals.

15.     take up: (v.) to begin to occupy

e.g. Please take up the blanket so I can look underneath it.

16.    volunteer: (n.) a person who does work without getting paid to do it

e.g. Volunteers are needed to help with the bake sale.

17.    moan: (n.) a long, low sound

e.g. She let out a long, deep moan.

18.    pleading: (n.) the act or an instance of making a plea

e.g. I'm tired of their begging and pleading.

19.    propel: (v.) to push or drive (someone or something) forward or in a particular direction

e.g. He grabbed him and propelled him through the door.

20.    remainder: (n.) the part that is left when the other people or things are gone, used, etc.

e.g. 2 subtracted from 5 gives a remainder of 3.

21.    remedy: (n.) a way of solving or correcting a problem

e.g. The problem was beyond remedy.

22.    steady: (v.) direct or sure in movement

e.g. She used a tripod to keep the camera steady.

23.    sob: (v.) to cry noisily while taking in short, sudden breaths

e.g. He began to sob uncontrollably.

24.    straight: (adj.) not having curves, bends, or angles

e.g. She has long, straight hair.

25.    with ease: (ph.) in an easy manner : without difficulty

e.g. These ingredients are easily obtained.

English note week 4

上課筆記：

1. Redwoods: are among the largest, tallest, oldest and most gorgeous trees on earth.

Location of Redwood National and State Parks

Fog in the forest

2. General Sherman: the world's largest living tree currently

A view of the General Sherman, the largest single stem tree in the world

Spring break: is a vacational period in early spring at universities and schools in various countries in the northern hemisphere. It is also called Mid-Term Break, study week.

單字筆記：

1.     assume: (v.) to think that something is true, although you have no proof of it

e.g. I assumed that he had gone for a stroll.

2.     diameter (n.) a straight line going from one side of a circle to the other side, passing through the center of the circle

e.g. Measure the diameter of this circle.

3.     ecosystem: (n.) all the animals and plants in a particular area, and the way in which they are related to each other and to their environment

e.g. The dependence ecosystem maintains the survival.

4.     emerge: (v.) to appear or come out from somewhere

e.g. The moon emerged from behind a cloud.

5.     frontier (n.) an area where people have never lived before, that not much is known about

e.g. Everything is quiet on the frontier.

6.     giant: (n.) a very tall, strong man in children's stories

e.g. Shakespeare is a literary giant.

7.     limb: an arm or leg

e.g. He stood up and stretched his limbs.

8.     manage to: to find ways to achieve some goal

e.g. We managed to arrive on time.

9.     penetrate: (v.) to enter something or pass through it

e.g. She had a wig on, but we soon penetrated her disguise.

10.    rot: (v.) to decay by a gradual natural process

e.g. The unrefrigerated food rotted.

11.    alert: (v.) to officially warn someone of something

e.g. She is alert to every sound and movement.

12.    bush: (n.) a low thick plant smaller than a tree and with a lot of thin branches

e.g. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

13.    cylinder: (n.) a shape, object, or container with circular ends and long straight sides

e.g. The cylinder is getting too much gas and not enough air.

14.    desperately: (adv.) very much, (adv.) in a desperate way

e.g. The man in the river desperately tried to reach the side.

15.     foliage: (n.) the leaves of a plant

e.g. Pollution has stripped the trees of their foliage.

16.    gap: (n.) a space between two objects or two parts of an object because of something that is missing

e.g. She had gaps in her teeth.

17.    grab: (v.) to take hold of someone or something with a sudden or violent movement

e.g. The thief grabbed the purse and ran away with it

18.    gravity: (n.) the force that causes something to fall to the ground

e.g. The stone rolled down the hill by gravity.

19.    layer: (n.) an amount of a substance that covers all of a surface

e.g. A fine layer of dust covers everything.

20.    lean: (v.) to move or bend your body in a particular direction

e.g. She leaned down to hear the child.

21.    leap: (v.) to jump high into the air or to jump in order to land in a different place

e.g. The fish leaped out of water and landed on the shore.

22.    shrug: (v.) a movement of your shoulders upwards and then downwards again

e.g. Don't just shrug your shoulders.

23.    swing: (v.) to move backwards and forwards hanging from a fixed point

e.g. The lamp swung in the breeze.

24.    tangle: (n.) a twisted mass of something such as hair or thread

e.g. Her thoughts were in a tangle.

25.    work (one’s) way: (ph.) do something by himself or herself

e.g. I have no choice but to work my way through college.

English note week 3

上課筆記：

1. brat: A child, especially a spoiled or ill-mannered one.

2. If bread: 

If a face could launch a thousand ships,

Then where am I to go? 

3. Christopher Marlowe: 

Christopher Marlowe was an English playwright, poet and translator of theElizabethan era.

4. Notes on the report: 

define unit title first, use yes-no question, title word larger than 32, text word larger than 28

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.