week 4

大一共A week 4

• 課堂筆記

ü   The envelope is sb (奧斯卡得獎的是…)

ü   The envelope go to sb

ü   The Oscar go to...

celebrities

man- hand

pediaritian

I can see how might be…

stir

as well

Scream at the top of their lung

Life is a game

• 課堂筆記

l   assume  verb \ə-ˈsüm\ : to think that something is true or probably true without knowing that it is true

: to begin (a role, duty, etc.) as a job or responsibility

: to take or begin to have (power, control, etc.) in a job or situation

<e.g. I assumed he was coming, so I was surprised when he didn't show up.>

l   diameter noun \dī-ˈa-mə-tər\ : a straight line from one side of something (such as a circle) to the other side that passes through the center point

: the distance through the center of something from one side to the other

<e.g. The dotted line indicates the diameter of the circle.>

l   ecosystem  noun \-ˌsis-təm\ : everything that exists in a particular environment

l   emerge verb \i-ˈmərj\ : to become known or apparent.

<e.g. The facts emerged after a lengthy investigation.>

l   frontier noun \ˌfrən-ˈtir, ˈfrən-ˌ, frän-ˈ, ˈfrän-ˌ\ : a border between two countries

<e.g. They were sent on an expedition to explore the western frontier.>

l   limb noun \ˈlim\  a :  one of the projecting paired appendages (as wings) of an animal body used especially for movement and grasping but sometimes modified into sensory or sexual organs

b :  a leg or arm of a human being

l   penetrate verb \ˈpe-nə-ˌtrāt\ : to go through or into something

: to see or show the way through (something

: to succeed in becoming part of (an organization, a community, etc.)

<e.g. These bullets can penetrate armor.>

l   rot  verb \ˈrät\ : to slowly decay or cause (something) to decay

<e.g. The apples were left to rot.>

l   strategy  noun \-jē\  : a careful plan or method for achieving a particular goal usually over a long period of time

: the skill of making or carrying out plans to achieve a goal

<e.g. They are proposing a new strategy for treating the disease with a combination of medications.>

l   sequoias  noun \si-ˈkwȯi-ə\ : a very tall evergreen tree that grows in California

l   coastal noun \ˈkōst\ : the land along or near a sea or ocean

<e.g. He's flying out to the Coast tomorrow.>

l   prehistoric  adjective \ˌprē-(h)is-ˈtȯr-ik, -ˈtär-\ : of, relating to, or existing in the time before people could write

: very old or outdated

<e.g. His attitudes about women are downright prehistoric.>

l   meteor  noun \ˈmē-tē-ər, -ˌȯr\  : a piece of rock or metal that burns and glows brightly in the sky as it falls from outer space into the Earth's atmosphere

l   redirect verb \ˌrē-də-ˈrekt, ˌrē-(ˌ)dī-\ : to change the path or direction of (something)

: to use (something) for a different purpose

: to send (a letter or package) to a new mailing address

<e.g. They dug trenches near the river to redirect the flow of the water.>

l   formerly adverb \ˈfȯr-mə(r)-lē\ : at an earlier time : in the past

<e.g. He was formerly a congressman.>

l   alert  adjective \ə-ˈlərt\ : able to think clearly and to notice things

<e.g. He was tired and had trouble staying alert while he was driving.>

l   cylinder  noun \ˈsi-lən-dər\  a :  the surface traced by a straight line moving parallel to a fixed straight line and intersecting a fixed planar closed curve

b :  a solid or surface bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes cutting all its elements; especially :  right circular cylinder — see volume table

<e.g. the cylinder of a revolver>

l   desperately  adverb \ˈdes-p(ə-)rət-lē, -pərt-\ :  in a desperate manner <struggling desperately>

<e.g. all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong>

l   foliage  noun \ˈfō-lē-ij also -lyij; ÷ˈfō-lij, ÷ˈfȯi-lij\ : the leaves of a plant or of many plants

<e.g. the thick green foliage of the jungle>

l   leap verb \ˈlēp\ : to jump from a surface

: to jump over (something)

: to move quickly

<e.g. The cat suddenly leaped into the air.>

l   shrug  verb \ˈshrəg, especially Southern ˈsrəg\ : to raise and lower your shoulders usually to show that you do not know or care about something

<e.g. I asked if he wanted to go out to dinner, and he just shrugged.>

l   swing  verb \ˈswiŋ\ : to move backward and forward or from side to side while hanging from something

: to move with a smooth, curving motion

: to move (your arm, a tool, etc.) with a quick, curving motion especially to try to hit something

<e.g. The sheets swung on the clothesline.>

l   plaid  noun \ˈplad\ : a pattern on cloth of stripes with different widths that cross each other to form squares

<e.g. She likes to wear plaids.>

l   consolation  noun \ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈlā-shən\ : something that makes a person feel less sadness, disappointment, etc.

: a contest in which people or teams that have previously lost compete against each other

<e.g. His kind words were a consolation to me.>

l   muddy  adjective \ˈmə-dē\ : filled or covered with mud

: similar to mud

: not clear or bright : dull or cloudy

<e.g.  please do not walk in the house with muddy boots on, as you will get the carpet dirty>