week 14

大一共A week 14

• 課堂筆記

man-手工製作的

ecouter =put in to, confront, face

“What’s front?” 西線無戰事

oppetunity

dutyótask

survive-> attack->surviving

“o” “Λ”=ㄚˋ

*foe=你死我活的寇讎

*fraile 脆弱

*spine *taxonomy *rertebrateóinvertebrate

*spine-chilling背脊發涼的

*sop=sequence of process

*procedure

*charge  *offering

*ops- bad

*I heard a fly buzz – when I died (詩)

*metaphorómile  *keepsakes

*”Am I my old brother’s keeper?”-Old Testoment

The Genesis=> Cain, Abel, Seth

*nectar

*God place a curse on his forehead

*put myself together

*success is counted Sweetes(by Emily Dickinson)

• 課後筆記

l   subtle  adjective \ˈsə-təl\  : hard to notice or see : not obvious

: clever and indirect : not showing your real purpose

: having or showing skill at recognizing and understanding things that are not obvious

<e.g. Racial discrimination still exists, only now it's subtler than it once was.>

l   context  noun \ˈkän-ˌtekst\  : the words that are used with a certain word or phrase and that help to explain its meaning

: the situation in which something happens : the group of conditions that exist where and when something happens

<e.g. We need to look at the event within the larger context of world history.>

l   ritual  adjective \ˈri-chə-wəl, -chəl; ˈrich-wəl\  : done as part of a ceremony or ritual

: always done in a particular situation and in the same way each time

noun : a formal ceremony or series of acts that is always performed in the same way

: an act or series of acts done in a particular situation and in the same way each time

<e.g. The priest will perform the ritual.>

l   taboo  adjective \tə-ˈbü, ta-\  : not acceptable to talk about or do

<e.g. Sex is a taboo subject for many people.>

l   awkward  adjective \ˈȯ-kwərd\  : not graceful

: lacking skill

: difficult to use or handle

<e.g. He had large feet and his walk was awkward and ungainly.>

l   alienation  noun \ˌā-lē-ə-ˈnā-shən, ˌāl-yə-\  :  a withdrawing or separation of a person or a person's affections from an object or position of former attachment :  estrangement <alienation…from the values of one's society and family — S. L. Halleck>

:  a conveyance of property to another

<e.g. after years of alienation from her family, she became reconciled with them when her father fell ill>

l   camaraderie  noun \ˌkäm-ˈrä-d(ə-)rē, ˌkam-, ˌkä-mə-, ˌka-, -ˈra-\  : a feeling of good friendship among the people in a group

<e.g. :There is great camaraderie among the teammates. >

l   psychiatrist  noun \sə-ˈkī-ə-trē, sī-\  : a branch of medicine that deals with mental or emotional disorders

noun \-trē\   (Medical Dictionary) : a branch of medicine that deals with the science and practice of treating mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders especially as originating in endogenous causes or resulting from faulty interpersonal relationships

l   misinterpret  verb \ˌmi-sən-ˈtər-prət, -pət\  : to understand or explain (something) incorrectly : to interpret (something) incorrectly

<e.g. He claims that his statements have been misinterpreted by the media.>

l   appropriate  verb \ə-ˈprō-prē-ˌāt\  : to get or save (money) for a specific use or purpose

: to take or use (something) especially in a way that is illegal, unfair, etc.

<e.g. The town has appropriated funds to repair the bridge and work should begin this summer.>

l   bothersome  adjective \ˈbä-thər-səm\  : causing trouble or difficulty

<e.g. a bothersome habit of dropping trash on the floor right next to the garbage can>

l   flea  noun \ˈflē\  : a very small insect that lives on animals and that has strong legs used for jumping 

l   favor  noun \ˈfā-vər\  : a kind or helpful act that you do for someone

: approval, support, or popularity

: preference for one person, group, etc., over another

<e.g. She's willing to help you but only as a favor to me.>

l   ethic  noun \ˈe-thik\  linguistics : rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally good and bad

ethics : an area of study that deals with ideas about what is good and bad behavior : a branch of philosophy dealing with what is morally right or wrong

: a belief that something is very important

<e.g. Ethics is his chosen field of study.>

l   intimidated  verb \in-ˈti-mə-ˌdāt\  : to make (someone) afraid

<e.g. He tries to intimidate his opponents.>

l   prickly  adjective \ˈpri-k(ə-)lē\  : having many sharp points

: caused or seeming to be caused by something that has many small, sharp points

: causing a prickly feeling on your skin

<e.g. she tried to ignore the feel of the prickly grass against her skin>

l   accrued  verb \ə-ˈkrü\  : to increase in value or amount gradually as time passes : to grow or build up slowly

: to come to or be given to someone

<e.g. I'll get back all the money I invested, plus any interest and dividends that have accrued.>

l   bond  noun \ˈbänd\ : something (such as an idea, interest, experience, or feeling) that is shared between people or groups and forms a connection between them

*finance : an official document in which a government or company promises to pay back an amount of money that it has borrowed and to pay interest for the borrowed money

: a chain or rope that is used to prevent someone from moving or acting freely

<e.g. My roommate and I share a common bond because we both grew up in the Midwest.>

l   morphology  noun \mȯr-ˈfä-lə-jē\  linguistics : the study and description of how words are formed in language

*biology : the study of the form and structure of animals and plants

: the form and structure of a plant or animal or any of its parts

noun \mȯr-ˈfäl-ə-jē\   (Medical Dictionary) : a branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants especially with respect to the forms, relations, metamorphoses, and phylogenetic development of organs apart from their functions—seeanatomy 1; compare physiology 1

: the form and structure of an organism or any of its parts

l   loner  noun \ˈlō-nər\  : a person who is often alone or who likes to be alone

:  one that avoids others; especially :  individualist

<e.g. The killer was a loner with no friends.>

l   contemplate  verb \ˈkän-təm-ˌplāt, -ˌtem-\  : to think deeply or carefully about (something)

: to think deeply

: to think about doing (something)

<e.g. He contemplated the meaning of the poem for a long time.>

l   indicator  noun \ˈin-də-ˌkā-tər\  : a sign that shows the condition or existence of something

: a pointer or light that shows the state or condition of something

: a device that shows a measurement

<e.g. Economic indicators suggest that prices will go up.>

l   monitored  noun \ˈmä-nə-tər\ 

a :  a student appointed to assist a teacher

b :  one that warns or instructs

c :  one that monitors or is used in monitoring: as (1) :  a cathode-ray tube used for display (as of television pictures or computer information) (2) :  a device for observing a biological condition or function

<e.g. They watched the press conference on a video monitor in a back room.>

l   rejection  noun \ri-ˈjek-shən\  a :  the action of rejecting :  the state of being rejected

b :  an immune response in which foreign tissue (as of a skin graft or transplanted organ) is attacked by immune system components of the recipient organism

<e.g.  made a flat rejection of the charges against him>