English note week 10

上課筆記

Earthlike planets --> aliens live

• 1970s: travel long distance to find information
• now: observe at home

• wobble: move

• credible: believable 
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• a: means not, without
• abed, ahead, amnesty
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• extraterrestrial
• extra: beyond
• terr: earth, land  e.g. territory

單字筆記

1.      Being: life living, existence

e.g. It is true that researchers don’t know if intelligent alien beings exist.

2.      Credible: able to be believed

e.g. There are some findings that make the idea of biological life in space more credible.

3.      Criteria: a rule for testing something

e.g. It does meet the criteria, or basic requirements, for biological life.

4.      Dismiss: to decide not to think about

e.g. It is not possible to dismiss the fact that rocky planets with water and oxygen are out there.

5.      Envy: a feeling of discontent with regard to possessions, success, and so on

e.g. Scientists who have opportunities to explore the universe are the envy of small children.

6.      Essential: fundamental

e.g. On a moon named Europa, scientists have found oxygen, one of the essential elements for life.

7.      Extraterrestrial: outside

e.g. It seems that scientists and governments are also taking the possibility of extraterrestrial life seriously.

8.      Galaxy: stars held together by gravitation

e.g. Earth is a lonely planet in a great collection of stars called the Milky Way galaxy.

9.      Launch: cast, set, fire

e.g. Technology has allowed scientists to launch spacecraft that have sent back useful information about other planets and solar systems.

10.  Mainstream: common, average, current

e.g. A belief is being discussed in magazines, newspapers, and other mainstream media.

11.  Orbit: circle, cycle

e.g. Astronomers are studying the moons that orbit Jupiter.

12.  Account: reason

e.g. On this account I'm refusing your offer.

13.  Fabric: a clothes or texture that made by weaving or knitting

e.g. It’s a woolen fabric.

14.  Fundamental: essential, necessary

e.g. Oxygen and water are fundamental substances to life.

15.  Literally: word by word

e.g. What does the word mean literally?

16.  Overestimate: estimate too high

e.g. Don't overestimate the car's trade-in value.

17.  Probe: search thoroughly

e.g. He wants to probe other's conscience.

18.  Prompt: punctual, ready to act

e.g. Often one person’s claim to have seen an alien will prompt others to come forward with their stories.

19.  Punch: give a thrust or blow to with a fist

e.g. He used a knife to punch another hole in the belt so he could make it smaller.

20.  Shortcut: a shorter or quicker way.

e.g. Then, he set to work building a shortcut that would take the minable minerals he found through the mountain.

21.  Skepticism: doubt, distrust, not believe

e.g. It appears that even the president sensed his announcement would be greeted with skepticism.

22.  Vast: broad, big, immense

e.g. The universe is so vast that we have difficulty imaging its size.

23.  Worthy: having great merit

e.g. The scientist don’t read the report about aliens landing in New York because he said it was not worthy of his time.

24.  Harness: control and use the natural power of something

e.g. In 1870, the very Germanically-named August Ruengling fixed a harness for a circus rider and obtained free passes for his family.

25.  Loophole: a small mistake in the law

e.g. There are a number of loopholes in the tax laws whereby corporations can save money.