99年9月9日

English note 99/9/9
一．Idioms
1. He is such a bookworm. 他是個書蟲(超級書呆子) (正面或負面表達,看前後文)
→ He always has his head in a book. He’s bookish.
He is a walking dictionary. 他是個活字典
A party animal 派對動物 earthworm 蚯蚓
2. a new chapter 新章節,新生活
It is time to close the chapter on this one. 該做個了斷
→ start afresh Hemoved to Taipei to start his life afresh.
→ Move on and do something new. → Start a new chapter in my life.
二．Key word
jersey 合身針織衫 hyper market 大賣場 short trip 小旅行
pocket money 零用錢 tuition fee 學費 living expenses 生活費
beget Money begets money錢滾錢
the more….,the merrier 多多益善 slogan 標語
bamboo charcoal product 竹炭產品 pneumoconiosis 塵肺
constipation 便秘 detoxify-discharge toxin解毒 toxin 毒素
大號 → poop、stools、defecate(較文雅)、bowel movement(較文雅)
上廁所 → go to stool 、 go to toilet 、 go to john
腹瀉 → diarrhea(醫學名詞) 、 have loose bowels


三．Word of the day ---------- Live　 conducted by Sherry
˙ V 動詞
1. 住、居住 Where are you living now？你現在住那兒(用進行式表暫時的住所)
2.享受人生(enjoy life)
I want to live a bit before settling down and getting married.
安定下來結婚前我想要享受一點人生
˙ adj形容詞/laiv/(用在名詞前)
1.活生生的 The cat was playing with a live mouse.那隻貓在完弄一隻活老鼠
2.在燃燒的(burning) a live cigarette 點燃的香菸
3.未爆炸的 A bomb was dug up and found to be still live.
人們掘出一枚炸彈並且證實它是未爆彈
4.帶電的.通電的 Watch out--- that’s a live wire. 小心 那根電線仍帶電
5.現場轉播的 a live program 現場轉播節目 a live broadcast 現場轉播
˙片語
1.live on 以----為實，靠----過活 You can’t live on NT$100 a week.
一星期100元你是沒辦法過活的
2.live up to sth 符合----的標準 He didn’t live up to his reputation. 他虛有其名
3.live with sth 忍受　　　I don’t enjoy the situation，but I can live with it.
我不喜歡這種處境但我可以忍受
˙lively
adj形容詞
1.活潑的.輕快的.有活力的 It can be hard work teaching a class of lively children. 教一整班活潑的孩童可能很辛苦
2.熱烈的. 激烈的 She took a lively interest in us. 她對我們很感興趣
3.顯明的(顏色). The painter prefers lively colors. 畫家比較喜歡鮮明的色彩
˙liver
1.肝臟(可數) His liver is damaged probably because of drinking too much.
他的肝臟受損也許是起因於喝太多酒
2.食用的肝(不可數) We had fried liver and onions for lunch.
我們午餐吃油煎的肝和洋蔥
˙Living
adj形容詞
1.活的 She has no living relatives. 她沒有活著的親人
2.現有的.仍通行的 a living institution 現行制度
3.生活的.居住的 living expenses 生活費 living room 起居間.客廳
˙N名詞
1.生活.生存(不可數) The cost of living has risen in recent years.
這幾年的生活費上漲了
2.生計 (可數) He makes a living selling shoes.他賣鞋維生
˙alive與living比較 : alive敍述形容詞,不能用在名詞之前，living限定形容詞則可用在名詞之前
Ex: Are your parents still alive？你父母還在人世嘛？
Do you have any living relatives here？ 你在這兒還有沒有活著親人
˙Livelihood
1.N名詞 生計.謀生 Writing is my livelihood. 寫作是我謀生之道
2.動+名: earn a livelihood 謀生 lose one’s livelihood 失去生計
take away sb.’s livelihood 使某人失用生計
3.形+名 a good livelihood 像樣的生活 an easy livelihood 安逸的生活
a moderate livelihood 小康的生活

四．Homework:
1. Word of the day : conducted by Tanya (9/16)
2. Writing: Make sentences with the following phrasal verb
Look up to、come up with、put off、fall out with、get by、cut back on