99年8月5日

English note 99/8/5
一.Proverbs
1. Wake a sleeping dog 打草驚蛇
2. Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置
3. As changeable as the moon. 水性楊花
4. Make a mountain out of the mole hill. 小題大作
5. One’s heart sings with joy 心花怒放
6. frank and out-spoken 心直口快
7. Rob the cradle 老牛吃嫩草
二．Key word------out
outbalance Health outbalances wealth. A比B重要
outdo 優於 outgrow He outgrew his clothes.長得衣服都穿不下了
outlive活得較久 He outlived his children.
outsell 賣得較好 outshine做得較好 outvote 得票率較高
outweigh 較重要 outsmart 較聰明
1. the outbreak of a war 戰爭爆發
2. an outburst of laughter 逬發笑聲
3. outcome 結果,效果
4. a travel outfit 外出服
5. an outlet for one’s energy 發洩精力
6. a good outlook over the mountains 山上的好風光
7. output ↔ input 輸出 ↔輸入
8. outskirts 市郊,都市外圍 in the outskirts of Taipei

三．Key word
˙can afford +N/to V → Today most
people own cell phones, but years ago, only rich people could afford them.
˙be allowed to v → 用被動式
We are not allowed to smoke in this restaurant.
˙beat ↔ win → beat a person ↔ win a prize
˙breastfeed 餵母乳 gender 性別 sculptor 雕刻家
˙a nuclear family 核心家庭 ↔ an extended family 大家庭

四．Proverbs of the day---------- (conducted by Paggie)
˙A bad penny always comes back. 惡有惡報。
penny 一便士，指小錢
˙Absence makes the heart grow fonder.小別勝新婚。 fond adj 喜歡的

˙A burnt child dreads the fire.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩。
burn burnt burnt 燒燙傷的 dread [drɛd] 擔心，害怕
˙A man may dig his grave with his teeth. 禍從口出。
˙All time is no time when it is past. 光陰一去不回。
˙A woman‘s work is never done. 女子的粗活是做不完的。女人真命苦。
˙Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入境隨俗。
˙Don‘t kick against the pricks. 勿以螳臂擋車。不要不自量力。
prick V-刺，戳 ；N-尖處
˙Fortune favors the brave (bold). 天助勇者。 bold [bold] 勇敢的人
˙Help a lame dog over a stile. 雪中送炭；助人之急。
lame [lem] 跛腳的 stile [staɪl] (專供人跨越柵欄或圍牆的)梯磴
˙Honey catches more flies than vinegar. 投其所好。
˙It never rains, but it pours[por].禍不單行
˙Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear.說曹操曹操到。
˙The leopard[ˋlɛpɚd] cannot change his spots.江山易改，本性難移。
˙Too many cooks spoil the broth[brɔθ] . 七手八腳必敗事。
˙Money talks. 金錢萬能。
五．Homework:
1.Word of the day : conducted by Ali (8/12)
2.Preview Unit 10 (what if) & P.111
3.speaking activity—what if
a.If you could be another person for a day, who would you be?
二.If you could be invisible for a day what would you do and why?
三.If you could change one thing about your spouse or significant other, what would it be?
四.If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
五.If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?