Vocabulary and Expressions

字彙與片語

 

 

Lesson 5. Suggestions

I. Listening Comprehension

Dialog A

1. cartoon

(n.): (also) animated cartoon: a film made by photographing a set of drawings 卡通影片

2. musical

(n.): light, amusing play or film with songs and usually dancing 音樂喜劇

3. comedy

(n.): light or amusing play or film, usually with a happy ending 喜劇

4. romantic (adj.): appealing to the emotions by its imaginative, heroic or picturesque quality

動人的 ; 有浪漫色彩的

5. entertainment

(n.): entertaining or being entertained 娛樂

Dialog B

1. local

(adj.): belonging to a particular place or a district 當地的

2. relative

(n.): person who is related to another 親戚

3. commercialized

(adj.): making money out of something 商業化的

4. Burma: 緬甸

5. Bali: 峇里島

6. Brazil: 巴西

Dialog C

1. exhibition

(n.): collection of things shown publicly (e.g. of works of art) 展覽(品)

2. the World Trade Center : 世貿中心

Dialog D

1. pumpkin (n.): 南瓜

2. turnip (n.): 蕪菁 ; 大頭菜

3. celery (n.): 芹菜

4. crisp (adj.): easily broken 脆的

5. wilted

(adj.): become less fresh 枯萎的

 


II. Dialogs with Related Questions

Dialog A

1. in the mood (for): feeling like 有…的心思及意念 ; 想要

2. entertainment (n.): entertaining or being entertained 娛樂

3. romantic

(adj.): appealing to the emotions by its imaginative, heroic or picturesque quality

動人的 ; 有浪漫色彩的

4. star

(vi.): present somebody as a star 由 … 主演

Dialog B

1. have…in mind: intend 想 ; 意欲

2. relaxing(adj.): making one feel relaxed / restful 令人輕鬆的

3. the Greek Islands: 希臘群島

4. be supposed to: should 應該

5. flight

(n.): aircraft making a journey 班機

6. Bali 峇里島

7. package

(n.): package deal : set of proposals offered or accepted as a whole 整批交易 ; 套裝行程

( 旅遊 )

Dialog C

1. exhibition

(n.): collection of things shown publicly (e.g. of works of art) 展覽(品)

2. the World Trade Center: 世貿中心

3. textbook (n.): book giving instruction in a subject 教科書

Dialog D

1. turnip (n.): 蕪菁 ; 大頭菜

2. pumpkin (n.): 南瓜

3. slice

(vt.): cut into thin flat pieces 切成薄片

4. portion

(n.): part of share into which something is divided 部分 ; (分事物時的)一份

5. spinach (n.): 菠菜

6. wilted (adj.): become less fresh 枯萎的

7. celery (n.): 芹菜

8. stick

(n.): long thing rod shaped piece of a substance 條狀物

9. crisp

(adj.): easily broken 脆的

 

 

V. Useful Expressions

1. reject

(vt.) refuse to accept (somebody/something) 拒絕接受

2. firm

(adj.): not subject to change; definite 堅定的

3. tackle

(vt.) handle; deal with 處理

4. diner

(n): person eating dinner 用餐者

5. barbecue

(vt.): cook (meat, etc.) on a barbecue 在烤架上烤 ( 肉等 ) :barbecued steak 烤牛排

6. priority

(n.): state of being more important 居要位 ; 優先

7. mutually

(adv.) equally shared by each one 共同地 ; 共有地

8. project

(n): scheme or undertaking 計畫 ; 規劃 ; 專案

9. British Museum: 大英博物館

10. Buckingham Palace: 白金漢宮

11. London Tower Bridge: 倫敦塔橋

VI. Picture Narration

1. item

(n.): single article or unit in a list, etc. 項目

2. respective

(adj.): of or for or belonging to each as an individual 各自的 ; 各個的 ; 分別的

3. selection

(n.): selecting or being selected 選擇

4. French fries: 炸薯條

5. on display: being displayed 被展示 ; 被陳列

6. compose

(v.): form (a whole) ; constitute 構成 ; 組成 : be composed of : be formed of 由 … 組成

7. apron

(n.): garment worn over the front part of the body to keep the wearer's clothes clean while working 圍裙

8. wait in line : wait for something in a line or row 排隊

Exercise ( Picture Narration )

1. handbag (n.): purse ; small bag for money, keys, ect. carried esp. by women 小手提包 ( 尤指女用的 )

2. rectangular

(adj.): having the shape of a rectangle 長方形的