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.