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2011年7月30日 星期六

India Math - 個位是5與偶數相乘

步驟:(48 * 25)

  1. 偶數除以2、4、8或16。(48 /  8 = 6)
  2. 將個位數是5的值乘以2、4、8或16。(8 x 25 = 200)
  3. 最後將這兩個值做乘法。(6 x 200 = 1200)
範例:
115 x 24 = ?
 24 / 4 = 6 => 115 * 4 = 460 => 460 x 6 = 2760

12 * 55 = ?
12 / 4 = 3 => 55 * 4 = 220 => 3 * 220 = 660

2011年7月28日 星期四

India Math - 被乘數與乘數最少要有一個接近100

步驟:(81 x 95)


  1. 條件被乘數與乘數其中有一個大於90接近100。(95)
  2. 用100為基數,分別找出被乘數與乘數的補數。(100 - 81 = 19, 100 - 95 = 5)
  3. 將被乘數減掉乘數的補數(或是乘數減掉被乘數的補數),把差寫下來。(81 - 5 = 76)
  4. 最後兩補數做相乘後,將答案寫在差之後。(19 x 5 = 95 ==> 7695)
範例:

57 x 93 = ?


52 x 97 = ?

2011年7月24日 星期日

如何撰寫一個批次檔

通常把檔案的副檔名,命名成".bat"這個檔案就可以是一個批次檔,可被執行。
echo [on or off] [message]
這個指令是要把訊息,丟到螢幕上。

set [[/a [expression]] [/p [variable=]] string]
設定一個環境變數

call [[Drive:][Path] FileName [BatchParameters]] [:label [arguments]]
可呼叫另一個批次檔

%name
變數代表的值

%name%
變數的內容值

:Label
在批次檔常被用來做跳躍的點

if NOT "%i1%"=="123" goto go1
如果不等於的跳躍


if "%i1%"=="123" goto go1
如果等於的跳躍


範例:
下面的範例"GenAll.bat"批次檔,會去呼叫"GenImage.dat",去執行產生一些檔案。

-----------------------------------------GenAll.bat--------------------------------------------------

set packagename="Release_92xx"
set batfile="GenImage"


del %packagename% /s/q
rd %packagename% /s/q


mkdir %packagename%
cd %packagename%
copy ..\%batfile%.dat .\%batfile%.bat


mkdir CpuAHCI
mkdir CpuIDE
mkdir PassAHCI


echo "========CPU AHCI MODE========" 


set modetype=Cpu
set classtype=AHCI
set idfolder=9220
call %batfile%


set modetype=Cpu
set classtype=AHCI
set idfolder=9230
call %batfile%


set modetype=Cpu
set classtype=AHCI
set idfolder=9236
call %batfile%


set modetype=Cpu
set classtype=AHCI
set idfolder=generic
call %batfile%


echo "========CPU IDE MODE========" 


set modetype=Cpu
set classtype=IDE
set idfolder=922A
call %batfile%


set modetype=Cpu
set classtype=IDE
set idfolder=923A
call %batfile%




echo "========Pass AHCI MODE========" 


set modetype=Pass
set classtype=AHCI
set idfolder=9225
call %batfile%


set modetype=Pass
set classtype=AHCI
set idfolder=9235
call %batfile%


set modetype=Pass
set classtype=AHCI
set idfolder=generic
call %batfile%




del %batfile%.bat
echo "========END========" 
pause


-----------------------------------------GenImage.dat--------------------------------------------------


cd %modetype%%classtype%
mkdir %idfolder%
cd %idfolder%
rem copy /d /y ..\..\..\Mvflash\* .
xcopy ..\..\..\Mvflash\* . /e
cd bin
mkdir Image_Creator
cd Image_Creator
xcopy ..\..\..\..\..\Image_Creator\* . /e


copy ..\..\..\..\..\config\%modetype%_config.txt config.txt
if NOT "%idfolder%"=="generic" goto genericskip
copy ..\..\..\..\..\bios\multiPNPimage\bios.bin .
copy ..\..\..\..\..\autoload\%modetype%%classtype%\%idfolder%\autoload.bin .
goto genericend
:genericskip
copy ..\..\..\..\..\bios\singlePNPimage\%classtype%\%idfolder%b.bin bios.bin
copy ..\..\..\..\..\autoload\%modetype%%classtype%\%idfolder%\autoload.bin .
:genericend


if NOT "%modetype%"=="Cpu" goto cpuskip
copy ..\..\..\..\..\firmware\* .
copy ..\..\..\..\..\loader\* .
:cpuskip


imgCreate.exe
copy image ..\


cd ..\..\..\..\

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2011年7月18日 星期一

India Math - 找出被乘數與乘數的整十、整百、整千的中間值來做乘法

步驟:(12 X 28)
  1. 找出被乘數與乘數的整十、整百、整千的中間值。(12 -> 8 -> [20] <- 8 <- 28)
  2. 並做乘法。(20 x 20 = 400)
  3. 中間的和與差的值做乘法。(8 x 8 = 64)
  4. 在將這兩個積做減法。(400 - 64 = 336)
範例:
96 x 104 = ?
96 -> 4 -> [100] <- 4 <- 104
100 x 100 = 10000
4 x 4 = 16
10000 - 16 = 9984

148 x 152 = ?
148 -> 2- > [150] <- 2 <-152
150 x 150 = 22500
2 x 2 = 4
22500 - 4 = 22496

2011年7月13日 星期三

India Math - 使用補數的減法

步驟:(43 - 17)
  1. 使用加法將被減數拆成整十、整百、或整千。(40 + 3 = 43)
  2. 使用減法將減數拆成整十、整百、或整千。(20 - 3 = 17)

  3. 將1與2式中的整十、整百、或整千部分做減法。(40 - 20 = 20)
  4. 在將餘留下來的值做加法。(3 + 3 = 6)
  5. 最後將3與4式的結果做加法。(20 + 6 = 26)
範例:
1131 - 509 = ?
(1000 + 131) - (600 - 91) = (1000 - 600) + (131 + 91) = 400 + 222 = 622

415 - 156 = ?
(400 + 15) - (200 - 44) = (400 - 200) + (15 + 44) = 200 + 59 = 259

India Math - 使用補數的加法

步驟:(123 + 81)
  1. (簡化)兩個加數用加減法讓其中一方先到達整十、整百、甚至於整千。(123 -3 = 120)
  2. 一方用加,另一方則需用減。(81 + 3 = 84)
  3. 最後再將這兩個值做相加。(120 + 84 = 204)
範例:
9993 + 128 = ?
(9993 + 7) + (128 - 7) => 10000 + 121 = 10121

3496 + 57 = ?
(3496 + 4) + (57 - 4) => 3500 + 53 = 3553

2011年7月12日 星期二

India Math - 100 ~ 109之間的乘法

步驟:(103 x 107)

  1. 個位數相乘,值佔十位數與個位數(3 x 7 = 21)
  2. 去掉乘數的百位數,其餘的十位數與個位數加上被乘數,值填百位數以上(103 + 7 = 110,11021)
範例:
109 x 100 = ?
9 x 0 = 0 => 109 + 0 = 109 => 10900

109 x 109 = ?
9 x 9 = 81 => 109 + 9 = 118  => 11881

108 x 109 = ?
9 x 8 = 72 => 108 + 9 = 117 => 11772

2011年7月11日 星期一

India Math - 十位數相同,個位數不同的乘法(2)

步驟:(96 x 98)
  1. 被乘數加上乘數的個位數,乘上十位數的值。((96 + 8) x 90 = 9360)
  2. 被乘數的個位數乘上乘數的各位數。(6 x 8 = 48)
  3. 最後將這兩個積相加。(9360 + 48 = 9408) 
範例:

37 x 39 = ?


((37 + 9) x 30) + (7 x 9) =  (46 x 30 )+ 63 = 1380 + 63 = 1443

 
26 x 29 = ?

((26 + 9) x 20) + (6 x 9) = (35 x 20) + 54 = 700 + 54 = 754

India Math - 十位數相同,個位數不同的乘法(1)

步驟:(96 x 98)

  1. 個位數相乘。(6 x 8 = 48)
  2. 被乘數與乘數兩者的個位數與十位數的值作乘法。(9 x 6 = 54, 9 x 8 = 72) => 可簡化成,個位數相加後再乘上十位數。((6 + 8) x 9) = 126
  3. 十位數相成。(9 x 9 = 81)
  4. 最後把這些值作加法。(48 + (540 + 720 = 1260) + 8100 = 9408)
          48                        48
        54                      126_
        72        ==>
+)  81                    +) 81__
________              _______
      9408                    9408

範例:
37 x 39 = ?
7 x 9 = 63 => 3 x 7 = 21, 3 x 9 = 27 or (7 + 9) x 3 = 48 => 3 x 3 = 9 ==> 63 + (210 + 270 = 480) + 900 = 1443

26 x 29 = ?
6 x 9 = 54 => (6 + 9) x 2 = 30 => 2 x 2 = 4 ==> 54 + 300 + 400 = 754

India Math - 十位數相同,個位數相加等於10的乘法。

步驟:(56 x 54)

  1. 先檢查,被乘數與乘數的十位數要相同,被乘數與乘數的個位數相加要等於10。
  2. 個位數相乘。(6 x 4 = 24)
  3. 十位數的乘數加一後再乘上被乘數,再將值寫在個位相乘值的前方。(5 x (5 + 1) = 30, 3024)
範例:
33 x 37 = ?
3 x 7 = 21 => 3 x (3 + 1) = 12 => 1221

88 x 82 = ?
8 x 2 = 16 => 8 + (8 + 1) = 72 => 7216


India Math - 相同數字公因數為5的乘法

步驟:(35 x 35)

  1. 先將25寫下來。(25)
  2. 十位數的乘數加一,乘上被乘數的十位數。(3 x (3 + 1) = 12,1225)
範例:
75 x 75 = ?
25, 7 x (7 + 1) = 56 => 5625

15 x 15 = ?
25, 1 x (1 + 1) = 2 ==> 225

2011年7月10日 星期日

India Math - 11的乘法

步驟:(95 x 11)

  1. 被乘數的十位數與個位數從中拆成兩半。(9_5)
  2. 接下來被乘數中的十位數以上與個位數作加法。(9+5=14)
  3. 得到的和,個位數填入十位數;和中的十位數以上的值在與被乘數的十位數作加法。(45,  1+9=10)
  4. 得到的值填入百位數以上。(1045)
範例:
(1). 1313 x 11 = ?
131_3 => 131 + 3 = 134 =>  43, 131 + 13 = 144 => 14443
(2). 99999 x 11 = ?
9999_9 => 9999 + 9 = 10008 => 89, 9999 + 1000 = 10999 => 1099989

2011年7月7日 星期四

Vocabulary - Z(z)

zip(n)拉鍊

Vocabulary - Y(y)



  • Yid: (有貶抑之意味的)猶太人。
  • Yiddish: 意第緒語(流亡中歐、東歐的猶太人使用的語言)
  • yacht: (n)遊艇。
〉〉a sailing yacht. (一艘航行的遊艇。)
  • yield(n)收益;利潤

Vocabulary - X(x)


  • xenophobic:恐懼、仇視外國人或事的。
〉〉 After years of xenophobic isolation, the country now encourages tourism. (這個國家在恐外孤立多年後,如今鼓勵發展觀光事業。)
  • xeno-:外國的、陌生的、異鄉的
  • xanthin(n)葉黃素

Vocabulary - W(w)


  • wrestle:(v)指搏鬥、設法解決;(n)指摔角、鬥爭。
〉〉 We're wresting with the problem. (我們正絞盡腦汁處理此問題。)
  • would-be:(a)想要成為的、原想要的、假冒的。
〉〉 a would-be suicide (未遂的自殺)
  • work out: (v.phr.)解決,如預期進展,耗竭(資源、體力等)。
〉〉 The project works out well. (這項計畫進展順利。)
  • wonder:(v)感到驚訝、訝異、好奇。 
〉〉 I wonder at you. (你怎麼搞的。)
  • wind up with: (phr.)以擁有...做為結束。
〉〉 I don't want to wind up with all the kids for the weekend. (我不想跟所有這些小孩共度週末。)
  • ward off: (v. phr.)阻擋、阻止。
〉〉 We built fires to ward off the cold. (我們生火驅寒意。)
  • watch over someone or something:(慣用語)監看或照料某人或某事。
  • what if: (ad)要是...如何;要是...會怎麼樣。
〉〉 What if John Fitzgerald Kennedy had not been 會(要是甘迺迪總統沒有被暗殺會怎麼樣?)
  • when the dust settles:(慣用語)字面意義為塵埃落定;形容事情平靜下來。
  • wield:(v)使用、掌握、控制。
〉〉 It is still the rich nations which wield the power. (現在掌握大權的仍是富國。)
  • windfall:(n)預期之外突然出現的收入。
〉〉 The government plans to impose a windfall profit tax on oil companies. (政府打算對石油公司徵收暴利稅。)
  • waddle:(v)(鴨、鵝等)搖搖擺擺地走。
〉〉 A fat duck waddled across the field. (一隻肥鵝搖搖擺擺地穿過田地。)
  • waive:(v)放棄、推遲、擱置。
〉〉 Anna waived her right to become a police. (安那放棄了當警察的權利。)
  • wedded to:(a)執著的、堅信的、支持的(對想法、理念等)。
〉〉 Josh is still wedded to the Democratic Party. (喬許還是很支持民主黨。)
  • (walk with/have) a spring in your step: 指卻躍邁步。
〉〉 As he walked into the office that morning, there was a spring in this step. (那天早上,他以雀躍步伐走進辦公室。)
  • weed out:(片語)清除、淘汰。
〉〉 We have to weed out the weaked player before tourment begins. (我們必須在巡迴賽之前淘汰最弱的球員。)
  • warm up: (ph.)使暖和。
〉〉The house soon warms up with the heating on. (暖氣一開,屋子裡很快就暖合起來了。)
  • ward off: (v)擊退、抵擋。
〉〉I have taken vitamin C in the hope of warding off cold. (我吃了維他命C,希望能預防感冒。)
  • weigh(v)秤重;重達;仔細考慮
  • whole(a)全部的,全體的,所有的;整個的,完整的,無缺的,無損的;健全的;【數】整(數)的;(自我)完全的;(n)全部,全體;整體,統一體;完全的自我
  •  

Vocabulary - V(v)


  • vie:(v)競爭、爭奪。
〉〉 They are vying to win the championship for the fifth year in a row. (他們爭取連續第五年奪冠。)
  • vandalize:(v)指肆意破壞公共財物,尤指文化藝術品。
〉〉 The bus shelter was vandalized by a gang of yoths. (那個公車候車亭被一幫青少年大肆破壞。)
  • vandal:(n)指(古代東日耳曼部落)汪達爾人、文化藝術的破壞者、野蠻人;(a)指汪達爾人的、破壞文化藝術的。
〉〉 The damage to the sculpture is the work of vandals. (該雕塑品遭毀損是有心人士所為。)
  • villain:(n)壞人、罪犯。
〉〉 Don't try to make me the villain. It's your own fault that you're having these problem. (不要讓我當壞人。這是你們自己的錯誤,是你們有這些問題。)
  • venerable:(a)德高望重的。
〉〉 venerable family (德高望重的家族。)
  • vulnerable:(a)脆弱易受傷。
〉〉 He was very vulnerable after his divorce. (他在離婚後變得非常脆弱。)
  • volcano:(n)火山。
〉〉 The volcano last erupted 25 years ago. (這座火山上次噴發是在25年前。)
  • vent: (v)發洩憤怒或強烈的負面情緒。
〉〉The football fans vent anger at their team's loss by booing the players. (這群足球迷對球員報以噓聲,藉以發洩對他們支持球隊輸球的怒氣。) 
  • vie:(v)指競爭,後面常接for或with。
〉〉They vied with each other for first place. (他們彼此角逐第一名寶座。)
  • validation(n)批准;確認
  • visible(a)可見的;明顯的;顯而易見的

Vocabulary - U(u)

  • upstage:(v)將注意力(從某人或事物上搶走)。
〉〉 I don't want the flower girl upstaging the bride. (我們不希望這名花童搶走新娘的風采。)
  • until further notice:(慣用語)意指某種期況在另外有所宣布錢不會改變。
〉〉 The museum of art is closed to the public until further notice. (美術館關閉,何時開放將另行通知。)
  • underneath:(a)指較低的、下面的;(ad)指在底下;(prep.)指在下頭、在領導或控制下;(n)指下部、底部。
〉〉 Underneath his anger is his fear. (隱藏在他憤怒底下的是他的恐懼。)
  • used to (接原形動詞):(phr.)(現在不存在的)過去習慣。
〉〉 I uesd to drive to work, but now I take MRT. (以前我開車上班,現在改搭捷運。)
  • uphold:(v)支持。
〉〉 We uphold the principle of racial equality. (我們支持種族平等原則。) 
  • untapped:(a)未被利用的、未被開發的(資源、才能、人力等)。
〉〉 Woman are an untapped driver of economic growth. (女性是有待開發的經濟成長驅動力。)
  • unveil: (v)揭露、揭幕。
〉〉 The company will unveil its newst product tomorrow. (公司明天將揭曉最新的產品。)
  • ubiquitous:(a)到處都存在的。
〉〉 The company's advertisements are ubiquitous. (這家公司的廣告無所不在。)
  • unfurl:(v)展開。
〉〉 They unfurled the sail. (他們將船帆展開。)
  • unearth:(v)(從地下)挖出、挖掘、找到、發現。
    〉〉 The unearthed an old document to solve the mystery of this murder case. (他們找到一份舊文件,以解開謀殺案的謎團。)
    • unwary:(a)沒有防備心、沒有警覺可能有問題的。
    • use up something/ use something up:(慣用語)用光,用罄。
    〉〉 He gets a whole month of vacation but he uses it up before the year was half over. (他有一整個月的假期,卻在這一年還沒過完一半就用完了。)
    • utter: (a)完全的、徹底的、十足的,如:utter nonsense, 完全胡說八道; utter drakness, 暗得伸手不見五指。(v) 發出(聲音);說,講。
    〉〉 Don't worry, I'll keep your secret. I won't utter a word. (別擔心,我會幫你保密。我一個字也不會說。)
    • until(prep)直到...為止;(用於否定句)在...以前,直到...(才);(conj)直到...為止;(用於否定句)在...以前,直到...(才) = till。until比較正式。
    • up to date()最新的;可以表示到現在, 直到現在, 相當於時間副詞, 與簡單現在式或現在完成式連用。還可以表示現代的, 最新的, 作修飾語或主詞補語。
    • utilize(v)利用

    Vocabulary - T(t)

    • tarnish:(v)晦暗,敗壞(聲譽)。
    〉〉 His reputation has been tarnished by racist remarks. (這番種族歧視言論損及他的名聲。)
    • take matters into one's own hands:(慣用語)(該解決問題不處理,因此)自己處理問題。
    〉〉 We felt strongly that the trade pact could hurt our workers. We decided to take the matter into our own hands. (我們強烈認為該貿易協定可能傷害我們的勞工。我們決定自力救濟。)
    • thanks to:(phr.)幸虧,因為。
    〉〉 The baby is awake thanks to your shouting. (都怪你大叫,把寶寶吵醒了。)
    • to one's surprise:令人驚訝的是。
    〉〉 To my surprise, he failed to turn up. (令我驚訝的是,他沒有露面。)
    • TPO(third-party ownership):指足球球隊與第三方(企業法人與自然人)之間的協議,以換取某足球選手未來轉隊產生之經濟權益的所有權持分。
    • track:(v)追蹤...的進展。
    〉〉 The study tracked the careers of 1226 doctors who trained at the University of Michigan Medical school. (該研究針對曾在密西根大學醫學院受訓的1226名醫生。)
    • turn up: 出現、來到。
    〉〉 My parents turned up unexpectedly. (我的父母出奇不意地現身。)
    • turn up: (phr. v.)指音量調升、出現、找到。
    〉〉 He didn't turn up at ten. (他十點時沒有出現。)
    • top-notch:(a)第一流的。
    〉〉 That restaurant's really top-notch. (那家餐廳甄棒。)
    • take revenge: 報復、復仇。
    〉〉 Man may destroy the balance of nature, but from time to time, nature takes a terrible revenge. (畫家試圖描繪日落的壯麗景象。)
    • thumbs-up:(n)豎起大拇指,表示贊成或滿意。
    〉〉 The new policy gets the thumbs-up from everyone. (這項新政策獲得每個人的支持。)
    • take matters in your own hands:(慣用語)(由於負責人無法解決,所以)自己跳下來解決問題;自力救濟。
    〉〉 The police haven't done anything about the shoplifting, so local shop owners have taken matters into their own hands. (警方對商店順手牽羊問題毫無作為,當地商店老闆只好自立救濟。)
    • take up:(片語動詞)意思眾多,對於某事物產生興趣或醉心於某事物。
    • throw out:(片語動詞)逐字、不予考慮。
    〉〉 Amy was thrown out form the bar. (艾咪被趕出了酒吧。)
    • tax break:指減稅。
    〉〉 Tax break were created to help low-incoming family. (減稅的設計用來幫助低收入家庭。)
    • thwart:(n)指橫樑;(v)指反對、阻礙、橫跨;(a)止橫放的、固執的;(ad)指橫向地。
    〉〉 He tried to thwart my plan. (他設法破壞我的計畫。)
    • tear into someone:(v)強批評某人。
    〉〉 My boss tore into me just because he didn't agree with me. (我的主管只因和我意見不同就痛批我。)
    • thoroughfare:(n)大街,幹道。
      〉〉 Don't park your car on the busy thoroughfare. (不要將車停在繁忙的大街上。)
      • trespassing:(v)擅自進入。
      〉〉 The sign said "No Trespassing". (警告牌上說:「不得擅自進入」。)
      • take advantage of someone or something:(慣用語)利用某人或某事;佔某人或某事的便宜、多加利用。
        〉〉 Please take advantage of the consultant while he is here in the office. (請在顧問還在辦公室時多加利用尋求諮詢。)
        • turn down:(片語)拒絕。
        〉〉 He turned down the job because it involved too much travelling. (他拒絕這份工作,因為出差太頻繁。)
        • tremendous:(n)巨大的,極好的。
        〉〉 This performance was tremendous!(這場表演棒極了!)
        • tranquilizer:(n)鎮定劑。
        〉〉 Tranquilizer darts. (麻醉吹箭、麻醉鏢。)
        • think through something/think something through: (慣用語)深思熟慮,特別是在做出重要決定前。
        〉〉 Let me think this through and call you tomorrow morning. (讓我好好想想,明早回電話給你。)
        • tend(to): 注意、關心。
        〉〉 You'd better tend to you own affairs. (你還是管好自己的事吧。)
        • take to:(vp)指喜歡、習慣於、開始從事。
        〉〉 Did the children take to her? (孩子們喜歡上她嗎?)
        〉〉 I have taken to having a shower every morning. (我已習慣在每個早晨沖澡。)
          • take/get/draw inspiration from:(vp)指靈感或啟示或自。
          〉〉 He took inspiration from the immense occen. (他從廣闊無邊的大海獲得啟示。)
          • take effect:(慣用語)生效。
          〉〉 The new laws took effect last year. (新法去年生效。)
          • the height of:(phr.)...的高峰。
          〉〉 August is the height of the tourist season. (8月是旅遊旺季。)
          • turn to: (片語)求助於、求教於、查閱。
          〉〉 One can always turn to music for comfort. (一個人總可以從音樂得到安慰。)
          • take up: (ph)在此指吸收、溶解
          〉〉Sponges takes up water. (海綿吸水。)
          • trade barbs: (vp)以侮辱或攻擊性的話語互相批評。
          〉〉Chendler and Ross trade barbs over who should be responsible for the failed project. (錢德勒與羅斯為了誰該為這項失敗的專案負責互相攻擊。)
          • take something in (one's) stride: (idiom)形容面對逆境時抱持平常心,冷靜以對。
          〉〉 There's a lot of presure at work but he seems to take it all in her stride. (儘管工作上有許多壓力,但他看似以平常心面對。)
          • touch:(v)在此指觸發動、感動。
          〉〉Her said story touched him. (她悲傷的故事處動他。)
          • tap: (v)認命、選擇。 tap somebody as ~ (任命某人為...)。又指接通,也可指竊聽。
          〉〉NSB tapped our home phones. (國安局竊聽我們家的電話。)
          • take effect產生預期的或要求的結果;生效;實施;實行;起作用
          • thwarted(a)橫放的;倔強的
          • till(prep)直到...為止;(用於否定句)在...以前,直到...(才);(conj)直到...為止;(用於否定句)在...以前,直到...(才) = until。until比較正式。

          Vocabulary - S(s)

          • set:(v)安排。
          〉〉 Everything was set according to schedule. (一切都按照時間表準備就緒。)
          • speculate:(v)推測。
          〉〉 We don't know what happend, we can only speculate. (我們不知道發生什麼事,我們只能推測。)
          • slug it out:(v.phra)為某事爭論或競爭,直到分出勝負。
          〉〉 The eight qualified teams will slug it out for world cup title. (這8支晉級球隊將力爭這屆世界盃冠軍。)
          • swoop on:(慣用語)撲向,襲擊。
          • stitch:(n)一針;(v)縫。
          〉〉 A stitch in time saves nine. (諺語,即時一針省九針;及時行事,事半功倍。)
          • steer clear of:(v.phr.)避開、躲開。
            〉〉 Drivers are advised to steer clear of the I-10 highway from a aviod heavy traffic. (駕駛人被告知避開I-10公路,以免塞車。)
            • score:(v)得分、贏得、打分數,或指做記號、批評。
            〉〉 In American foot ball, a touch down scores 6 points. (在美式足球中,一次達陣得6分。)
            • surge:(v)激增。
            • 〉〉 Housing prices have surged in recent month. (房價在最近幾個月快速飆漲)
            • skirt:(v)迴避(困難、尷尬問題)
            〉〉 The president skirted controversial issue in his state of the union address. (總統在國情咨文中避談爭議議題。)
            • shortlist:(n)從一群體中選擇出少數人以供(獎項、工作等)最後選拔用的候選人名單。
            • stuff:(n)指材料、原料、資料、現金、填充物;(v)塞滿、填飽、吃的過多。
            〉〉 I'm so stuffed. (我吃得很撐。)
            • speculation:(n.)推測。
            〉〉 He dismissed their theoried as mere speculation. (他駁斥他們的理論只是推測。)
            • stint:(n)節省、吝嗇、限制、(從事某事的)一段時間。用法如:a two-year stint abroad (在外國待2年)
            • spot:(n)指地點、斑點、污漬;(v)指點綴、玷汙、認出、偵查敵方目標;(a)指立即的、現場報導的。
            〉〉 He failed to spot the error in time. (他未能及時發現該錯誤。)
            • shed light on: (v.phr.)釐清,解釋。
            〉〉 These maintenance records will shed light on the cause of the car accident. (這些保修記錄將釐清這起車禍的原因。)
            • suspicious:(a)指可疑的、懷疑的。
            〉〉 Many suspicious glances were darted at her. (許多懷疑目光投向她。)
            • step down:(phr.)辭職、退休。
              〉〉 Carter asks Kirby to step down as spokesman. (卡特要求柯比卸下發言人的職務。)
              • spike:(n)激增。
              〉〉 If price spikes continue, people will not able to afford the new houses they want. (如果價格繼續飆漲,人們可能買不起他們想要的新房子。)
              • spur:(v)鞭策、鼓勵、激勵。
              〉〉 THe prize spurred them to work harder. (獎金激勵他們更努力工作。)
              • succeed:(v)成功。
              〉〉 The compaign has succeeded in raising public awareness of the issue. (這項活動成功喚起大眾對此議題的關注。)
              • stagger:(v)蹣跚、搖晃。
              〉〉 After he was attacked, he managed to stagger to the phone and call for help. (他被攻擊後,步履蹣跚地走到電話旁打電話求救。)
              • strike on/upon: 突然想到、突然發現。
              〉〉 He struck upon a new plan to attack. (他突然想到一個新的進攻方案。)
              • stick to: 黏結、固著。
              〉〉 The taste of the wine was still sticking to his palate. (酒味仍然留在他的嘴裡。)
              • snap up: (phr.v.)搶購。
              〉〉 When they see your work, they'll snap up! (當他們看到你的作品,他們會來搶購!)
              • stride:(n)濶步、進步;(v)指邁大步、跨越。
              〉〉 He strides across the room towards me. (他邁開大步從房間另一頭向我走來。)
              • strike:(v)此處指偶然發現。
              〉〉 I struck a good place for a holiday. (我找到一個度假的理想地方。)
              • stumble(upon, across, on):(v)偶然遇到、碰巧找到。
              〉〉 She stumble upon his true identity. (她偶然發現他的真實身分。)
              • subsequent:(a)隨後的、後來的。
              〉〉 Her work had a great influence on subsequent generations. (她的作品對後來的世代有重大影響力。)
              • spell(doom, trouble...) for something: (phr.)顯示某事注定失敗、遭遇困難。
              〉〉 The new tax policy spells disaster for our economy. (這項新稅制政策預言我國經濟將有災難。)
              • stave off:(phr v)擊退、避開。
              〉〉 Excisering can help you look younger, feel fitter, stave off illness. (運動能幫你看起來年輕、感覺身材緊實、趕跑病魔。)
              • shovel: (v)生產、剷起,也有大量(或胡亂)投入之意。
              〉〉 He shoveled food into his mouth. (他狼吞虎嚥。)
              • slap:(v)(口語)課徵(稅,罰金等)。
              〉〉 The defendant was slapped with $1000 fine. (被告被罰款1000美元。)
              • shut down:(慣用語)關閉。
              • subject to something: (慣用語)可能...
              〉〉 The rules are subject to change without prior notification. (這些規定可能不會事先通知就逕自改變。)
              • swindle:(v)詐取,騙取。
              〉〉 He swindled elderly woman out of their savings. (他詐騙年長女性領取她們的存款。)
              • sold out:(慣用語)賣光、售鑿。
              〉〉 The tickets were sold out so we couldn't go to the ball game. (票已經賣完了,所以我們無法球場看比賽。)
              • snap up something/snap something up: (慣用語)(意義字面)快抓,(a)搶購。
              〉〉 As soon as the world series tickets went on sale, fans snapped them up. (大聯盟世界大賽門票一開賣,球迷就瘋狂搶購。)
              • staunch:忠實可靠的、堅定的、堅固的。
              〉〉 a staunch friend (忠誠的朋友)
              • step in:(v)介入、插手斡旋、解決某事或情況,頂替。
              〉〉 The military stepped in and took over the government. (軍方介入接管政府。)
              • Singles' Day:光棍節,流行於中國年輕人間,以單身為傲而慶祝該日。
              • stick in (something):(慣用語)塞住、卡住。
              • sing off on:(慣用語)簽署文件顯示某人已完成某事或同意某事;正式核准或同意某事。
              〉〉 The CEO personally signs off on every senior promotion. (執行長正式核准每一項高層升遷案。)
              • set ablaze:縱火。
              〉〉 An unidentified group has set ablaze a bus. (一個不明團體縱火焚燒一輛巴士。)
              • smashing:(a)猛烈的;(俚語)棒透的。smash當動詞有打破之意。
              〉〉 The party was smashing! (這場派對超讚!)
              • strip:(v)剝奪、拆解、脫去。
              〉〉 The prisoner was stripped naked. (囚犯被脫得一絲不掛。)
              • stand down:(片語動詞)退讓、退出;法律用語指退出證人席;或指軍隊解除戒備狀態。
              • steal the show:(慣用語)在活動或表演中獲得所有注意力與讚賞;大出風頭。
              〉〉 She stole the show from the lead actors with just one song. (她光憑一首歌就睥睨主角群,搶盡鋒頭。)
              • scornful:(a)嘲笑。
              〉〉 They are openly scornful of the new plans.(他們公然嘲笑新的計畫。)
              • stick to something:(慣用語)跟隨或毫不改變地繼續某事。
              〉〉 You'd better stick to the main road, because the other roads are covered with mud. (你最好繼續走主要幹道,因為其他道路都滿是泥濘。)
              • spell:(v)招致。
              〉〉 The new regulation could spell disaster for small businesses. (新規定對小企業來說可能意謂著災難。)
              • submit:(v)指順從、投降、忍受、提交。
              〉〉 She never submits to his threat. (她從不屈服於他的威嚇。)
              • spark:(v)點燃、激起、鼓舞;(n)火花、活力、跡象。
              〉〉 They are plotting to spark rebellion. (他們正密謀發動反叛。)
              • significant:(a)顯著的
              〉〉 There has been a significant increase in the numberof women students in recent years. (近年來,女學生的人數有顯著增加。)
              • spoof:(v)或(n),哄騙、誆騙,嘲弄。
                〉〉 The show was a spoof of the three presidental candidated. (這場戲是在諷刺這3名總統候選人。)
                • shapely:(a)形狀美觀的、豐滿勻稱的,也有具條理之意。
                〉〉 Shapely conception. (清楚的概念。)
                • stumble on: 偶然遇到、碰巧找到。
                〉〉 I stumbled on the interesting book at library yesterday. (昨天我在圖書館碰巧找到這本有趣的書。)
                • sarcastic:(a)諷刺、挖苦。
                〉〉 Are you being sarcastic? (你這是在挖苦嗎?)
                • shy away from (someone/something): (動詞片語)閃避、避開、逃避。
                〉〉 He didn't shy away from making decisions. (他沒有閃避做決策。)
                • shellacking:(n)潰敗、慘敗。
                〉〉 We took a shellacking in election. (我們在這場選舉吞了大敗仗。)
                • stand in:(n)頂替。
                〉〉 Paula stood in for Juna, while Jane was on holiday. (珍度假期間,寶拉幫忙代班。)
                • scour:(v)刷洗,擦亮。
                〉〉 He scoured the pan with steel wool. (他用鋼絲絨刷洗平底鍋。)
                • smuggler:(n)走私犯;(v)為smaggle,指走私。
                〉〉 The antique clock had been smuggled out of the country before the war. (這個骨董鐘在戰前已遭走私出國。)
                • sensation:(n)轟動事件。
                〉〉 The show was an overnight sensation. (這場秀一夕之間造成轟動。)
                • sit-up:(n)仰臥起坐。
                〉〉 How many sit-ups can you do in 1 minute? (你一分鐘可以做幾下仰臥起坐?)
                • spew:(v)噴出、放出。
                〉〉 Smoke and ashes spewed from the volcano. (煙和灰燼從火山口噴發出。)
                • serving:(n)(食物)一份。
                〉〉 The quantities given in the recipe should be enough for four servings. (食譜上寫的份量應該夠4人份。)
                • such as: (片語)諸如、例如。
                〉〉 There are few poets such as Keats and Shelly. (像濟慈與雪來的詩人現在很少了。) 
                • streak:(n)一段時間內持續的成功或失敗。
                〉〉 The casinos had better watch out since I'm obviously on a lucky streak! (賭場最好小心了,因為我現在顯然處於連贏的態勢!)
                • slim: (a)渺茫的。
                〉〉 The opposition candidate has a slim chance of success in the coming election. (反對黨候選人在即將到來的選舉中獲勝機會渺茫。)
                • stem: (v)遏止、阻擋、制止。
                〉〉 Stem the flow of illegal drugs. (遏止非法毒品的流通。)
                • squander: (v)(n)指浪費、揮霍。
                〉〉Don't squander your time. (別虛度光陰。)
                • sedentary: (a)久坐的。
                〉〉My doctor says I should start playing sport because my lifestyle is too sedentary. (我的醫師說,我應該開始做點運動,因為我的生活型態太缺乏運動了。)
                • select:(a)特選的、選定的。
                〉〉These activities should be available to all pupils,not just a select few. (這些活動應該讓所有小學生都參加,而不只是特定少數。)
                • stop someone from doing something: (ph.)阻止某人做某事。
                • so much so that...:(Phrase)達到這樣的程度以至於。
                〉〉Shell is ill, so much so that she cannot walk alone. (她病得很重,以至於連走路都不能了。)
                • snuff(somebody/something) out: (PV)扼殺、剷除某人或某事。
                〉〉The country's hope for democracy have been snuffed out. (這國家對民主希望被扼殺了。)
                • seek(n)尋找[seek+for]
                • seem(vi)看來好像,似乎;似乎存在,好像發生;感到好像,覺得似乎;
                • semaphore(n)(鐵路的)臂板信號;信號;旗語;(vt)用信號(或旗語)發出信息;(vi)發信號;打旗語;[信號]:連續運轉時需互相依賴的兩個平行處理程式所共用的一個存儲格,以顯示重要事件何時發生的方式,為兩程式提供基本的通訊形式。
                • silkscreen(n)以絲幕上模型複製圖案之方法
                • summary(a)概括的,扼要的;即時的;草率的;即決的,簡易的;(n)總結;摘要;一覽

                Vocabulary - R(r)

                • responder:(n)只回應者、應答者、響應者。
                〉〉 First responder to that explosion just arrived on the scene. (處理該爆炸案的第一線應變人員剛抵達現場。)
                • rout:(n)潰敗,或指烏合之眾;(v)打擊潰、打垮。
                〉〉 The enemy war routed. (敵人被打敗了。)
                • replenish:(v)再裝滿,補充。
                〉〉 We have to import an extra 4 million tons of wheat to replenish our reserves. (我們必須額外進口400萬噸小麥,以補充我們的儲備糧食。)
                • roughly:(ad.)大約、粗暴地。
                〉〉 He threw the package roughly in the car. (他把行李粗魯地丟入車內。)
                • respective:(a)各別的,各自的。
                • regard:(v)把...認為;尊重、尊敬。
                〉〉 He regards his teacher highly. (他很尊敬他的老師。)
                • remour:(n)謠傳、傳說,亦可作動詞。此處為英式拼法,美式拼法作rumor。
                〉〉 He is remoured to have been married in Australia. (據說她已經在澳洲結了婚。)
                • rake:(v)迅速取得、探索。
                〉〉 She raked in a fortune. 她撈進大筆錢財。
                • resilience:(n)彈性、恢復力,(a)resilient,指有彈性的、彈回的。
                〉〉 The local enconomy is resilient well. (當地經濟復原得很好。)
                • result in:(phr.)導致、促成。
                〉〉 Their dispute resulted in war. (他們的爭端引發戰爭。)
                • row:(v)爭吵。
                〉〉 They were rowing again. (他們又再次爭吵。)
                • rife with: (慣用語)充滿的,充斥的。
                〉〉The report is rife with grammar errors. (這篇報告充斥文法錯誤。)
                • remaining:(a)剩下的,剩餘的。
                • rebound:(v)回升、彈回。
                〉〉 She rebounded quickly from the loss. (她迅速從失敗中反彈振作。)
                • range from A to B: (片語動詞)指範圍從A至B。
                〉〉 Prices range from $1 to $10. (價格從1美元至10美元都有。)
                • recover:(v)指恢復、找回、重拾健康。
                〉〉 She iis fully recovered from a severe mental illness. (她以從嚴重的心理疾病完全康復。)
                • resident:(n)指居民、定居者、住院醫師;(a)指居住的、定居的、常駐的、內在固有的。
                〉〉 He stayed there as resident designer for several years. (他以常駐設計師身分待在那裏好幾年。)
                • raise hackles:激怒。
                〉〉 It might raise diplomatic hackles. (那可能激怒外交界。)
                • ramp up:(v)增加,增強,上升,加速。
                〉〉 The United States has ramped up security at all government buildings after the terrorist attack. (美國在發生恐怖攻擊後,已加強所有政府機關的維安。)
                • reproduce:(v)繁殖。
                〉〉 Animals can reproduce their own kind. (動物能夠繁殖同類。)
                • realise(realize):(v)了解, 知道。
                〉〉 Do you realise (that) this is the third time you've forgotten? She said angrily. (「你知不知道這已經是你第三次忘記了?」)她生氣地說。
                • resistant:(a)抗拒的,對...有抵抗能力的。
                〉〉 a disease-resistant variety  of tomato (抗病害的蕃茄品種)
                • rise about:(動詞片語)指不受影響、超越、克服。
                  〉〉 He tries to rise above circumstance. (他試圖不受環境至約。)
                  • relay:(n)接力、傳達;也可作動詞,指換班、傳送。
                    〉〉 The students work in relay to clean the classroom after earthquake. (學生在地震後接力清理教室。)
                    • rotation:(n)旋轉、交替、輪流。
                    〉〉 Rose and lily are planted in rotation. (玫瑰與百合輪流的方式栽種。)
                    • roam:(v)流浪、漫遊。
                    〉〉 The cats roam around freely in the friendly neighbornhood. (貓咪在友善的社區裡自在遊走。)
                    • reserve:(n)保護區、儲備;(v)作儲存、保留。
                    〉〉 Monica reserves her best china dishes for important occassions. (莫妮卡將她最好的磁器餐具留待重要的場合使用。)
                    • repeal:(v)廢除(法令)、撤銷、取消,也可作名詞。
                    〉〉 The society urges to repeal the year-end bonus of retired civil servants. (社會疾呼廢除退休公務員的年終慰問金。)
                    • rule out:(片語)排除在外。
                      〉〉 The governor has not rule out the possibility to run for presidency. (州長不排除競選總統的可能性。)
                      • revamp:(v)修補、改造、重整。
                        〉〉 The manager decided to vevamp the design of its best-selling product. (經理決定重整期最暢銷產品的設計。)
                        • reference:(n)指提及、涉及、參考、查閱、關聯。
                        〉〉 I made a reference to a directory before replying to you. (我回覆你前曾參考字典。) 
                        • reaction:(n)(化學)反映,作用。
                        〉〉 The reaction of hydrogen with oxygen make water. (氫和氧的作用產生水。)
                        • replace:(v)取代。
                        • restlessness:(n)坐立難安,焦躁。(a)restless。
                        〉〉 He's a restless type - he never stays in one country for long. (他是坐不住那型的 - 從來不會在一個國家待太久時間。)
                        • retake:(v)重考、重學、再取。
                        〉〉 The allies retook the city after severe fighting. (經過激戰後盟軍重奪該城。)
                        • refuse:(n)廢料、廢物。
                        〉〉 a pile of refuse. (一堆廢料。)
                        • rehabilitation:(n)修復、恢復。
                        〉〉 Thomas will need to do months of physical rehabilitation after a knee surgery. (湯瑪士在膝蓋手術後需要做數個月的身體復健。)
                        〉〉 (v)rehabiliate: The country is trying to rehabilitate its slum areas. (國家正試著重整貧民窟地區。)
                        • row: (v)指使成排、划船、爭吵、吵鬧;(n)指排、列、划船,口語上有吵架、口角或喧鬧之意。
                        〉〉 She had a row with her neighbor. (她與她的鄰居吵了一架。)
                        • ring (someone/something) up: (vp.)打電話給某人/某地;向某人收取或記錄某物款項,結帳。
                        〉〉Please ring it up for me. (請幫我結帳。)
                        • regarding(prep)關於;就...而論;
                        • roll out()轉出

                        Vocabulary - Q(q)


                        • quadruplets:(n)4胞胎。
                        〉〉 The quadruplets are three sisters and one brother. (4胞胎為3女1男。)
                        • questionable:(a)不確定的;值得懷疑的。
                        〉〉 It is questionable whether this goal can be achieived. (能不能達到這個目標還有問題。)
                        • quickly(ad)快,迅速地;立即,馬上;
                        • quietly(ad)輕聲地,安靜地;平靜地,文靜地,樸素地;靜止地,寂靜地;在暗中,祕密地;不張揚地;
                        • quite[kwait](ad)完全,徹底;相當,頗;[美]很;[英](用作回答)的確如此
                        • quote(v)估價;引證;引文
                        • quotation(n)估價單;引證;引文

                        Vocabulary - P(p)

                        • pesky:(a)惱人的。
                        〉〉 I've been trying to get rid of this pesky guy for weeks. (我已試圖擺脫這個惱人的傢伙好幾週了。)
                        • pronounced:(a)顯著的、明顯的、決斷的。
                        〉〉 The taste of raw garlic is very pronounced. (生大蒜的味道非常明顯。)
                        • plot:(n)陰謀、秘密計畫;作(v)指密謀、策劃、測定(位置)。
                        〉〉 We are plotting to rob the bank. (我們正密謀搶銀行。)
                        • pay off:(phar.)得到好結果、成功、奏效。
                        〉〉 The effort pay off in the long run. (這種努力最終會得到好結果。)
                        • premature:(a)過早的,不成熟的。
                        〉〉 She was a bit too premature in giving up this job. (她似乎有點太早放棄這份工作。)
                        • prone:(a)有...傾向、易於...的,亦可指面向下、傾斜的。
                        〉〉 Amy was prone to emotional outbursts under stress. (愛咪在壓力下容易情緒爆發。)
                        • pole vault: 撐竿跳。
                        • precaution:(n)指預防,防備,警惕。
                        〉〉 We have to take precautions against fire. (我們須採取防火措施。)
                        • pay over the odds for:(v.phr.)為某物付出超過其真正所值的價錢。
                        〉〉 I won't pay over the odds for this car. (我不會為這輛車付出超過其應有價值的錢。)
                        • prohibitively:(ad)(費用)讓人望之卻步地。
                        〉〉 Property in the area tends to be prohibitively expensive. (這個地區的房價,越來越讓人望之卻步。)
                        • plunge:(a)使陷入。
                        〉〉 A series of bad management decisions are responsible for the company's plunge into debt. (一連串糟糕的經營決策,是造成這家公司陷入負債的原因。)
                        • pass sth down:(phr.)把...傳給後人,把...往下傳。
                        〉〉 He's engaged in family trade, passed down from generation to generation. (他是做家族事業,一代一代傳下來的。)
                        • pen:(v)撰寫。
                        〉〉 She penned a note of thanks to her hostness. (她寫了一封感謝函給女主人。)
                        • parade:(n) 遊行。
                        〉〉 After the team won the championship, the city had a parade for them. (在那支球隊贏得冠軍,這座城市為他們舉辦遊行。)
                        • prompt:(v.)促使、激起。
                        〉〉 Her curiosity prompted her to ask questions. (她的好奇心驅使她發問。)
                        • play on/upon (something): (phr.)以不正當手段使他人做某事,利用。
                        〉〉 Politicians often win votes by playing on people's emotions. (政客經常藉由玩弄民眾的感情贏得選票。)
                        • possession:(n)指擁有、佔有、所有物、財產、領地、鬼魂附體。
                        〉〉 Our enemy took possession of the land. (我們的敵人佔據了那塊土地。)
                        • pronounced:(a)顯著的、明顯的。
                        〉〉 I'm told I have a very pronounced English accent when I speak French. (有人告訴我,我說法文時英國口音非常明顯。)
                        • perception:(n)感覺、感知、洞察力。
                          〉〉 She has extraordinary power of perception for one so young. (她這麼年輕就有超凡的洞察力。)
                          • prevent from doing: (慣用語)避免做某事。
                          〉〉 How can I prevent myself from being tagging in Facebook photos? (我該怎麼做才能讓自己不被標註再臉書照片上?)
                          • pacify: (v)安撫,和解,平息。
                          〉〉 Government forces have pacified the riots. (政府軍弭平暴動。)
                          • pull together: (慣用語)通力合作,同心協力。
                          • pull off:(phr. v.)指脫下、拔掉、成功完成、贏得。
                          〉〉 She tried her best to pull of the competition. (她卯足全力贏得該場比賽。)
                          • plead guilty:(phr. v.)指招認、認罪。
                          〉〉 She pleaded guilty to the charge brought against her. (她承認所有加諸於她的指控罪名。)
                          • put up:(phr.)建造、搭建、建設。
                          〉〉 put up a fingerpost (豎立路標)。
                          • persecution:(n)迫害、困擾。
                          〉〉 He speaks up against America's persecution of suspected communists. (他為美國迫害疑似共產主義者發聲。)
                          • predictable:(a)可預期的、意料中的、老套的。
                          〉〉 The ending to the film was just so predictable. (這部電影的結局真老套。)
                          • plausible:(a)可信的;(n)plausibility, 可信的。
                          〉〉 In chapter 2 she goes on to test the plausibility of these assumptions. (這第二章裡,她繼續檢驗這些假說的可信度。)
                          • put forward:(慣用語)提出,推薦。
                          〉〉 She put several suggestions forward in the meeting. (她在會議上提出幾項建議。)
                          • probation:(n)緩刑。
                          〉〉 She was arrested while on probation. (她在緩刑期間遭到逮捕。)
                          • plummet:(v)直線下降。
                          〉〉 Temperature are expected to plummet this weekend. (這週末的氣溫預估會直線下降。)
                          • presto:突然的、立即的。
                          〉〉 I put my hand into the hat and presto! Out comes a rabbit! (我將手放進帽子,瞬間跑出一隻兔子。)
                          • -phobic:恐懼...的、憎惡...的。
                          〉〉 Islamophobic (伊斯蘭恐懼症、反伊斯蘭的。)
                          • pop the question:(俚語)(v)求婚。
                          〉〉 Did he pop the question last night? (他昨晚求婚了嗎?)
                          • pull in somebody/something or pull somebody/something in:(慣用語)吸引大量人或事。
                          〉〉 The play has been pulling the crowd in since it opened. (這齣劇自開演起就吸引許多人觀賞。)
                          • prop up:(v)支撐,扶持,提振。
                          〉〉 Beijing unveiled dramatic steps to prop up its stock market. (中國政府公佈提振期股市的重大措施。)
                          • point at someone or something:(慣用語)指著某人或某物。
                          〉〉 The gun pointed directly at her. She was frightened. (她被槍指著,嚇壞了。)
                          • pull off:(成功或艱苦地)完成、做成、贏得。
                          〉〉 She pulled off a million-pound deal. (她好不容易做成一筆百萬英鎊的生意。)
                          • punctuate:(v)指加標點符號、不時打斷、加強、強調。
                          〉〉 The student started tp learn to punctuate correctly. (學生開始學習正確地使用標點符號。)
                          • piece together: 拼合、組合。
                          〉〉 She tried hard to piece together all the facts. (她努力將所有的事實拼湊起來。)
                          • proliferation:(n)激增。
                          〉〉 Small businesses have proliferation in the last ten years. (小企業在過去10年間大量湧現。)
                          • prone:(a)易於...的、有...傾向的。
                          〉〉 Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world. (日本是全世界最常發生地震的國家之一。)
                          • preferably:(ad)可能的話、更好的是。
                          〉〉 Water the plants twice a week, preferably in the morning. (一週幫這些植物澆2次水,最好早上澆。)
                          • plaster:(n)石膏,灰泥。
                          〉〉 plaster walls(石灰泥牆)
                          • prematurely:(ad)過早地,倉卒地。
                          〉〉 Their criticisms seem premature considering that the results aren't yet known. (結果尚未分曉,他們似乎過早批評了。)
                          • prevalence:(n)盛行率、普遍率
                          〉〉 The prevalence of smoking amongst teenagers. (抽菸在青少年族群風行的程度。)
                          • profanity:(n)褻瀆、不敬之語。
                          〉〉 I have never heard my father use a single profanity. (我從沒聽過我父親講髒話。)
                          • press a case:(vp)指不斷設法使他人接受要求。
                          〉〉 I would rather not press the case. (我傾向不再追究此事。)
                          • press-up:(n)伏地挺身。
                          〉〉 one-arm ppress-up. (單手伏地挺身。)
                          • pay off:(v.p.)指清償完畢、付完工資後解雇、取得成功、有利可圖。
                          〉〉 It paied off. (搞定了。)
                          〉〉 He needs to pay off all his debts. (他需要還清他所有的債務。)
                            • prevention:(n)預防。
                            〉〉 The organization is committed to AIDS prevention and education. (該組織致力於愛滋病防治與教育。)
                            • pageant: (n)指壯觀場面、花車遊行、盛宴慶典、露天歷史劇。
                            〉〉 Disneyland presents their spectacular festival pageant: The Mainstreet Electrical Parade. (迪士尼樂園定期地呈現它們的華麗喜慶盛宴:電子花車大遊行。)
                            • petition: (n/v)請求、請願。
                            〉〉 They collected 10,000 signatures on a petition to amend the referendum act. (他們在請願書蒐集了1萬個簽名以修正公投法。)
                            • poverty line: (n)貧窮線。
                            〉〉There are 32 million people live below the poverty line in Indonisia. (印尼有3200萬人生活在貧窮線之下。)
                            • pose:(v)造成、引起。
                            〉〉The protest movement poses a direct threat to their interests. (抗議運動對他們的利益構成直接威脅。)
                            • popularity: (n)受歡迎。
                            〉〉The increasing popularity of organic food. (有機食品越來越受歡迎。)
                            • pitch in: (ph.)共襄盛舉一同伸援協助。
                            〉〉We must all pitch in and do our part. (我門必須伸援幫忙,盡自己的一份力。)
                            • push (up) against someone or something: (ph.) 對某人或某物施加壓力。
                            〉〉The small cat pushed up against my foot, meowing for food. (那隻小貓挨著我的腳磨蹭,喵喵叫著乞食。)
                            • pull over: (VP)指拉過來、靠路邊停車、靠岸。
                            The cop ordered him to pull over. (那警察命令他路邊停車。)
                            • pick up on(something):(VP)指注意到或留意到某事。
                            〉〉He didn't pick up on the hint. (他沒有注意到這個暗示。)
                            • percent(n)百分比[數字+percent];(a)百分之...的
                            • phenomenon(n)現象;稀有的事,奇蹟;非凡的人,傑出的人才;
                            • pilot(n)(船舶的)領航員,舵手;(飛機等的)駕駛員,飛行員;嚮導,領導人;【美】(機車等的)排障器;【機】【電】導向器,指示燈;(廣播或電視的)試播節目;(a)引導的,導向的;(小規模)試驗性的,試點的;(vt)給(船等)領航[(+on/in/over)];駕駛(飛機等);帶領,引導,使順利通過;
                            • preferred(a)更好的;被喜好的;優先的
                            • previous(a)先的,前的,以前的;過早的,過急的;(ad)在前,在先,在以前;
                            • purpose(n)目的,意圖;用途,效用,效果;意志,決心;(討論中的)議題;(vt)[書]意圖;決意;打算;

                            Vocabulary - O(o)

                            • on behalf of somebody:(慣用語)代表某人。
                            〉〉 A team of lawyers sued the plant on behalf of families of victims who died of toxic chemicals the plant emitted. (一群律師代表死於工廠排放之有毒化學物質的受害者家屬,控告這家工廠。)
                            • offend:(v)冒犯、惹惱。
                            〉〉 I think she was a bit offended that she hadn't been invited to the party. (沒有邀請她參加聚會,我覺得她有點生氣。)
                            • on aggregate:(prep.)總體上、整個來說。aggragaate:(v)指使聚集、總計。
                            〉〉 This news website aggregates content from many other sites. (這個新聞網站集合了其他許多網站的內容。)
                            • offlict:(v)使苦惱、折磨。
                            〉〉 Unemployment offlicts 1.2 million workers in that country. (那個國家的120萬勞工深受失業之苦。)
                            • outlay:(a)花費、費用。
                            〉〉 outlays for education. (教育經費。)
                            • over-the-top:(a)超乎尋常的、過分極端的。
                            〉〉 The comedy sketch was so over-the-top that most of the audience was embarrassed. (這個喜劇小品的尺度太過火了,讓大部份觀眾感到尷尬。)
                            • on the loose: (慣用語)自由地、不受拘束地,在逃。
                            〉〉 There is an elephant on the loose from the circus. (一隻大象從馬戲團逃跑。)
                            • outlay: (n.,v.)開支、花費。
                            〉〉 The government has slashed military outlays. (政府銷減軍事開支。)
                            • on a lark:(phr.)一時興起或基於好玩去做某事。lark(俚語)開玩笑。
                            〉〉 On a lark we diverted our journey from Los Angeles to New York City. (我們一時興起把旅遊從洛杉磯改到紐約市。)
                            • opt:(v)選擇、做出選擇。
                            〉〉 He has opted to be on the side of the poor. (他決定站在貧民這一邊。)
                            • out of the blue:(慣用語)突然,出乎意料。也可做out of a clear (blue) sky。
                            〉〉 The invasion came out of a clear blue sky and caught everyone off guard. (入侵突如其來,所有人猝不及防。)
                            • outpace:(v)(速度、表現等)超越、勝過。
                            〉〉 Global oil supply will outpace demand in 20 years. (20年內全球石油供應量將超過需求量。)
                            • odds-on favorite: (慣用語)賭注中最受歡迎選擇;最大迎面的選擇。
                            〉〉 Her husband is the odds-on favorite for president of the board of trustees. (她老公是贏面最大的董事會主席人選。)
                            • optimal(=optimum):(a)最佳的、最適宜的。
                            〉〉 A mixture of selected funds is an optimum choice for future security and return on investment. (同時選擇數種基金是未來投資安全收益的最佳選擇。) 
                            • on the ground:在地上、當場。
                            〉〉 Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground. (眼望星光,腳踏實地。)
                            • on the defensive:(慣用語)採取守勢,辯駁。
                            〉〉 The boy was on the defensive when questioned about shoplifting. (這男孩在被質疑是否於店內順手牽羊時否認。)
                            • of that nature: (形容詞片語)指這種性質的。
                            〉〉 Thing of that nature will not bother me. (那類事物不會困擾我。)
                            • overwhelm:(v)(感情方面)使充滿強烈情緒到難以接受。
                            〉〉 She was overwhelmed with grief when her husband died. (她丈夫過世時,她悲傷得無法自拔。)
                            • on one's own:(慣用語)(無人陪伴或協助)獨自,靠自己。
                            〉〉 You are on your own now. (你現在只能靠你自己了。)
                            • off the shelf:(a)立刻就可取得、不需另行訂購或設計生產的現貨,現成的。
                              〉〉 Most off the shelf software package can meet your need. (大多數的套裝軟體都能滿足你的需求。)
                              • outbreak:(n)(疾病)突然爆發。
                                〉〉 They are preparing for a outbreak of the virus. (我們正準備因應這種病毒爆發疫情。)
                                • on the go:(慣用語)持續活動;忙碌。
                                • outgoing:(a)即將離職的、友好的、直率的。
                                〉〉 She is outgoing. (她為人直率。)
                                • origin: (n)來源、來歷。
                                  〉〉 The story has obscure origins. (這故事的起源不可考。)
                                  • outgoing: (a)即將離去的、個性直率的。
                                  〉〉The election winner will succeed outgoing president on June 15th. (選戰的贏家將在6月15日接替將離任的總統大位。)
                                  • off limits: (形容詞片語)指禁止進入的。
                                  〉〉What conversation topics are off limits in your culture? (在你們的文化中,什麼聊天話題是禁忌不應該談的?)
                                  • or else: (口語,非正式用法),作為一種威脅,有時帶有幽默感。
                                  〉〉Do what I say or else!(照我的話做,否則有你好看!) 
                                  • on suspicion:(ph.)涉嫌、有...嫌疑。
                                  〉〉He was detained on suspicion as an accomplice in the robbery. (他因被懷疑是搶劫共犯而被羈押。)
                                  • onto(prep)到...之上;向...之上;...熟悉,對...了解
                                  • opinion(n)意見,見解,主張;評價;輿論;(未定的)判斷,鑑定;
                                  • orientation(n)定位,定向;方針(或態度)的確定;方向,方位,傾向性;適應;熟悉;(對新生的)情況介紹;
                                  • over(adv)結束;越過;從頭到尾

                                  Vocabulary - N(n)

                                  • notch:(n)等級,程度;(v)得分、獲得(勝利)
                                  〉〉 a notch above others (高人一等)
                                  • nap:(n)指小睡、絨毛;(v)指打瞌睡、疏忽、使起毛。
                                  〉〉 I want to take a little nap. (我想小睡一下。)
                                  • nationality:(n)國籍。
                                  〉〉 What nationality are you? (你是哪個國家的人?)
                                  • noticeable:(a)顯而易見的。
                                  〉〉 There has been a noticeable improvement in Tim's cooking. (提姆做某有很大的進步。)
                                  • nonchalantly:(ad)冷淡地、無動於衷地。(a)nonchalant
                                  〉〉 His nonchalant manner infuriated me. (他無動於衷的態度激怒我。)
                                  • nocturnal:(a)指夜間的、夜行性的。
                                  〉〉 Stars in the sky are a mavelous nocturnal sight. (滿天星斗是美妙的夜間景觀。)
                                  • naturally-occurring:  自然存在的。
                                  〉〉 naturally-occurring uranium (天然鈾)
                                  • negligence:(n)疏忽、粗心。
                                  〉〉 Secret data show there were over 1000 medical negligence claims against the NHS in the past five years. (秘密資料顯示過去5年內對英國國民健保服務有超過1000起的醫療疏失索賠。)
                                  • not take no for an answer: 堅持不懈、不罷休。
                                  〉〉 I don't think that is going to be possible, but she doesn't take no for an answer. (我認為這不可能,但她仍不放棄。)
                                  • native:(n)天性。
                                  〉〉 He is by native inclined to be rather lazy. (他天生就懒。)
                                  • nothing better than:(慣用語)沒有比...更好。nothing betterthan與另一個慣用語better than nothing使用的字彙相同,僅排列不同,但兩者意思完全不同。better than nothing,(慣用語)聊勝於無,總比沒有好。
                                  • name after: (片語)以~命名。
                                  〉〉 He was named after his father who died in the Vietnam War. (他以在越戰中死去的父親命名。)
                                  • nothing say...like...:(Phrase)說到...就像...。
                                  〉〉Nothing says love like home made chocolate chip cookies and a bottle of hot sauce. (說到愛情,就像巧克力薄片餅乾和一瓶辣椒醬。)
                                  • narrow down: 變狹窄;減少;縮小
                                  • neglect(v)忽視;(n)疏忽

                                  Vocabulary - M(m)

                                  • militant:(n)激進份子。
                                  〉〉 a protest by angry militants. (一場由憤怒激進人士發動的抗爭。)
                                  • miscarry:(v)指婦女流產、計畫失敗、信函或貨物未送達。
                                  〉〉 I didn't receive the pacel. It must have miscarried. (我沒有收到包裏,它一定被送錯地方或寄丟了。)
                                  • moonshine: (n)非法釀製的烈酒(蒸餾酒);另有名詞「胡言亂語」之意。
                                  〉〉 He is just talking moonshine. (他只是胡言亂語。)
                                  • markup:(n)漲價、漲價額,利潤。
                                  〉〉 markup of 50 dollars. (漲價50元)
                                  • mock:(v)嘲笑。
                                  〉〉 They were mocking him because he kept falling off his bike. (他們笑他老從腳踏車上摔下來。) 
                                  • monotonous:(a)單調乏味的。用法如:unskilled monotonous work(不需要踏別技術的單調工作),monotonous life(缺乏的人生)。
                                  • make one's way: (phr. v.)指行走、排除萬難前進、在事業上取得進展。
                                  〉〉 She is determined to make her way. (她下定決心要成功。)
                                  • make off:(phr)匆忙離開、逃走。
                                  〉〉The burglars made off before the police arrived. (搶匪在警方抵達前逃逸。)
                                  • Mayday:(n)救難信號。
                                  • mull:反覆思考、仔細考慮。
                                  〉〉 It was something she had been mulling for a long time. (這是她反覆思考多時的事。)
                                  • make/take a vow: 發誓、鄭重宣告。
                                  〉〉 She made a vow never to lend money to anyone again. (她發誓絕不再借錢給別人。)
                                  • make waves:(動詞片語)興風作浪、製造問題、惹麻煩、引起騷動。
                                  〉〉 He was warned not to make waves. (他被告戒過不要興風作浪。)
                                  • molecule:(n)(化學)分子
                                  〉〉 a molecule of water (水分子)
                                  • means:(n)工具。
                                  〉〉 We need to find some other means of transportation. (我們得找其他交通工具。)
                                  • make a monkey(out) of someone:(片語)作弄某人,讓人看來像個傻瓜。
                                  〉〉 Are you trying to make a monkey out of me? (你想讓我看起來像個呆瓜嗎?)(文中為雙關語,若在賭場迷信手氣,豈不像個呆瓜?)
                                  • menage-a-trois:(n)指三角關係、三角家庭,源自法文,指「三人家庭」。
                                  • manage: (v)設法做到
                                  〉〉 Can you manage dinner on Saturday? (星期六你能來吃晚餐嗎?)
                                  • method(n)方法

                                  Vocabulary - L(l)

                                  • look forward to something:(慣用語)歡喜期待。
                                  〉〉 I'm really looking forward to seeing you in Taipei next week. (我很期待下週在台北與你相見。)
                                  • laugh off:(慣用語)以笑掩蓋或對...一笑智之。
                                  〉〉 She laughed off the incident. (她對這件事一笑置之。)
                                  • liken someone or something to someone or something:(慣用語)把某人或某事比做某人或某事。
                                  〉〉 The actress has been likened to a young Elizabeth Taylor. (這位女星一值被比做是年輕版的玉婆伊麗莎白、泰勒。)
                                  • lookout:(n)守望員、監視者,(口)該關心的事。
                                  〉〉 if they want to throw their money away, that is their lookout. (如果他們想亂花錢,那是他們自己的事。)
                                  • longevity:(n)長壽、壽命。
                                  〉〉 Her family is known for its longevity. (她的家族以長壽知名。)
                                  • let loose: (phr. v.)只釋出、放任。
                                  〉〉 She let loose a long sigh. (她發出一道長聲嘆息。)
                                  • land in: (慣用語)落入某種境地,特別是不好的境地,像是陷入一團亂、入獄或惹上麻煩。
                                  〉〉 You're going to land in jail if you don't mend your ways. (你若不修正你的做法,就等著吃牢飯。)
                                  • lead by example:(phr.)以身做則。
                                  〉〉 God leaders must lead by example. (好的領導人必須以身作則。)
                                  • light-hearted:(a)輕鬆愉快的。
                                  〉〉 I found her in a light-hearted mood. (我覺得她的心情不錯。)
                                  • laundry: (n)指洗衣店、洗衣房、洗好或待洗的衣服、洗燙。
                                  〉〉 She sorted the laundry. (她把髒衣分類。)
                                  • lovestruck(或寫為love-struck):(a)熱戀的,被愛沖昏頭的。
                                  〉〉 You act like lovestruck teenager. (你的行為就像被愛沖昏的年輕小夥子。)
                                  • languish:(v)變的無生氣,衰弱。
                                  〉〉 We all languished in the tropocal climate. (受熱帶氣候影響,我們都變得疲倦無力。)
                                  • lapdog:(n)寵物狗。
                                  〉〉 His coworkers regarded him as the boss's lapdog. (他的工作夥伴視他為老闆的寵物狗。)
                                  • look to:(片語動詞)指面對朝向、看過去、留神照料、依靠指望、展望思考。
                                  〉〉 You should look to the future. (你應該往前看。)
                                  • later on:之後、以後、後來
                                  〉〉 I will call again later on. (我以後再打電話來。)
                                  • latch on to (sb/sth):(v)抓住,理解,糾解(尤指當對方沒興趣時)。
                                  〉〉 Rachel latched on to a rich guy at the party. (瑞秋在派對上緊纏著一個有錢的傢伙。)
                                  • land in trouble:(vp)指陷入困境。
                                  〉〉 His carelessness has landed him in trouble. (他的粗心大意已讓他陷入麻煩。)
                                  • loaded:(俚語)(a)非常有錢。
                                  〉〉 Look at Josh's Ferrari! He must be loaded. (看看喬許的法拉利! 他一定很有錢。)
                                  • Lucullan:(a)富裕的、奢華的。
                                  〉〉 We enjoyed Lucullan food and wines that night. (我們那天晚上享受了奢華美食和美酒。)
                                  • look forward to:(慣用語)期待,後接名詞或動名詞(V+ing)。
                                  〉〉 We are looking forward to your visit next month. (我們期待你下個月來訪。)
                                  • loose change: 零錢。
                                  〉〉 TSA callected $531,000 in loose change last year. (美國運輸安全局去年蒐集到53萬1000美元的零錢。)
                                  • LED: Light Emitting Diode的縮寫,發光二極體。
                                  〉〉 Most digital watches use LED display. (大多數的電子表使用發光二極體顯示螢幕。)
                                  • lead:(v)指引導、指導、領先、通往、導致、過生活。
                                  〉〉 She leads a happt life with her husband. (她和她的先生過著快樂的生活。)
                                  • lease: (v)出租;(n)指租約、租賃物。
                                  〉〉 They took out a two-year lease on the house. (他們解除房子為期兩年的租約。)
                                  • literally:(ad)按照字面地;實在地。
                                  • lottery:(n)彩卷、摸彩、碰運氣的事。
                                  〉〉 Finding a job there is a lottery. (要在那兒找到工作全得碰運氣。)
                                  • landscape: (n)風景畫。
                                  〉〉 J.M.W Turner is one of Britain's best-known landscape Painters. (透納是英國最著名的風景畫畫家之一。)
                                  • liberation: (v)解放、釋放。
                                  〉〉People celebration the liberation from colonial slavery. (人民歡慶從殖民奴役中解放。)
                                  • look forward to something: (idiom)期待。
                                  〉〉 I'm liiking forward to my trip to Hokkaido next year. (我期待明年的北海道之旅。)
                                  • listen for: (vp.)留心請聽,以聽見某特定聲音。
                                  〉〉Listen for the footsteps that are getting closer. (注意聽那逐漸接近的腳步聲音。)
                                  • leave (something/nothing) to chance: (VP),(不)靠運氣解決某事,聽天由命。
                                  〉〉Sam always makes plan for everything. He doesn't leave anything to chance. (山姆向來位每件事情做好計畫。他對任何事情都不心存僥倖。)
                                  • loosely(adv)鬆散地
                                  • loosen(v)放鬆

                                  Vocabulary - K(k)


                                  • kick up a fuss:(片語)大聲抱怨。
                                  〉〉 Our food was cold so my father kicked up a fuss and refused to pay the service charge. (我們的食物是冷的,所以我爸大聲抱怨,拒絕付小費。)
                                  • keep to oneself:(片語動詞)不與人往來。
                                  〉〉 Rachel always keeps to herself. (瑞秋總是獨來獨往。)
                                  • knock down:(動詞片語)指擊倒、駁斥、拆卸、拍賣出、大幅降價。
                                  〉〉 He tried to persuade her to knock down the price of the apartment. (他嘗試說服她降低公寓的價格。)
                                  • keep track: 在此指持續紀錄,也有了解之意。
                                  〉〉 From now on I am going to keep track of every cent I spread. (從現在起,我要了解我的每分錢用在哪裡。)
                                  • keep(v)保留;保持;撫養;經營;遵守

                                  Vocabulary - J(j)


                                  • juveniles:(n)幼苗,青少年。
                                  〉〉 She works to keep juveniles away from drugs. (她致力於讓青少年遠離毒品。)
                                  • just(adv)正好;僅僅;剛才

                                  Vocabulary - I(i)


                                  • irritable:(a)易怒的。
                                  〉〉 Be careful what you say - he's rather irritable today. (說話小心點,他今天脾氣頗大。)
                                  • interfere:(v)妨礙,干擾。
                                  〉〉 All of the noise was interfering with my concentration. (所有的噪音干擾我的集中力。)
                                  • in debt:(phr.)負債。
                                  〉〉 I am in debt to her for 500 dollars. (我欠她500元。)
                                  • in the line of duty: (phr.)值勤時。
                                  〉〉 Police officers have to do things they may not like in the line of duty. (警察執行公務時,必須去做他們或許不喜歡的事。)
                                  • impale:(v)指以尖物刺穿、釘住作為懲罰、逼視、使陷入困境。
                                  〉〉 She impale him on a dilemma. (她讓他進退維谷。)
                                  • inhibit:(v)抑制。
                                  〉〉 This drug inhibit the growth of tumours. (這種藥可以抑制腫瘤生長。)
                                  • infringe:(v)侵犯、違反。
                                  〉〉 My rights must not be infringed. (我的專利不得被侵犯。)
                                  • intimacy:(n)親密、親暱的言行。
                                  〉〉 It was obvious from their witty intimacies that they had been good friends for many years. (從他們風趣的親暱言行,可明顯看出他們已是多年好友。)
                                  • immun: (a)免疫的。
                                  〉〉 They are immun to criticism. (他們對批評免疫。)
                                  • in the grip of: (phr.)受到...影響、控制。
                                  〉〉 The country was in the grip of a continuing and depression. (這國家陷入持續且深層的衰退。)
                                  • in hot pursuit of: (preposition phr.)  指緊緊追趕、熱切追求。
                                  〉〉 The police are in hot pursuit of the suspect. (警方強力追緝該名嫌犯。)
                                  • impair:(v)指損害、削弱、減少。
                                  〉〉 Poor food will impair your health. (粗劣的食物會損害你的健康。)
                                  • in good spirits: 情緒、心境佳,反之in poor(low) spirits則指情緒低落。
                                  • immerse:(v)沉浸。
                                  〉〉 She got some books out of the library and immersed herself in Jewish history and culture. (她從圖書館借了一些書,然後沉浸在猶太歷史和文化之中。)
                                  • (sth be) in the air:(phr.),(某是)即將發生,充滿(情緒、感受),(傳言)流傳。
                                  〉〉 You can sense change is in the air. (你能感覺到改變即將到來。)
                                  • In front of: (慣用語)在...前面。
                                  〉〉 A widower whose wife was killed in front of their toddler son when an 85-year-old driver confused the pedals of his car has made an impassioned plea for his family's story to be used as a cautionary tale against dangerous driving among the elderly. (1名鰥夫慷慨激昂地籲請眾人,將他的妻子在幼子面前被搞錯汽車踏板的85歲駕駛人撞死的家族故事,故為老年人駕駛危險性的警告教訓。)
                                  • in the buff:(phr)赤身裸體。
                                  • insidious:(a)(疾病等)不知不覺間造成傷害的;隱伏的。
                                    〉〉 Most people with this insidious disease have no idea they are infected. (大多數人罹患這種難察覺的疾病,都不知道他們已被感染。) 
                                    • intoxicated:(a)喝醉的;興奮或陶醉到有點無法清楚思考。
                                    〉〉 Many politicians are intoxicated with power. (許多政治人物權力薰心。)
                                    • in the wake of: 跟隨...,在...之後。
                                    〉〉 hunger and disease in the wake of war (戰爭帶來的飢餓與疾病)
                                    • indicate:(v)指出、表明、象徵。
                                    〉〉 The map indicates where the treasure is buried. (地圖顯示寶藏埋藏所在地。)
                                    • implausible:(a)難以致信的。
                                    〉〉 The whole plot of film is ridiculously implausible. (這部電影的情節全都荒謬得讓人難以置信。)
                                    • invisible:(a)無形的、看不見的。
                                    〉〉 Tourism brings in 40% of the island's invisible earnings. (觀光業為了這座島嶼帶來40%無形的收益。)
                                    • ingenious:巧妙的、足智多謀的。
                                    〉〉 The chief were ingenious at finding reasons not to move. (這些首長善於尋找按兵不動的理由。)
                                    • inflation:(n)通貨膨脹。
                                    〉〉 The government has been unable to control inflation. (政府已無法控制通貨膨脹。)
                                    • insular:(a)(思想、觀念)狹隘的,孤立的,有偏見的。
                                    〉〉 The president is criticized for his insularity. (總統因心胸狹隘遭批評。)
                                    • identical:(a)類似的。
                                    〉〉 The two rooms were virtually identical. (這兩房間幾乎一模一樣。)
                                    • installation:(n)裝置、設置,或指就任儀式。
                                      〉〉 His installation as mayor will take place tomorrow. (他的市長就職典禮將在明天舉行。)
                                      • in advance:(慣用語)預先。
                                      • impose:(v)(官方)開徵、加於、強加。
                                      〉〉 The proposal of the government to impose a tax of 1% real property was rejected by all the larger cities. (政府開徵1%房地產稅的提案遭所有大城市拒絕。)
                                      • incompatible:(a)指不相容、不匹配的、不協調一致的、矛盾的、無法並存的。
                                      〉〉 He behavior is incompatible with her role. (他的行為和他的身分不相稱。)
                                      • in the middle of (something):(慣用語)字面意義:在...中央(本文用法);引申形容:忙著做某事。
                                      〉〉 When he called, I was in the middle of feeding my cat. (他打電話來時我正在餵貓。)
                                      • intriguing:(a)有趣的,富魅力的。
                                      〉〉 She has a really  intriguing personality. (她的個性真的很有魅力。)
                                      • in the event of:如果...發生,萬一。
                                      〉〉 In the event of rain, the party will be held indoors. (如果下雨,派對將在室內舉行。)
                                      • infusion:(n)注入、泡製。
                                      〉〉 An infusion of 100,000 dollars into the company is required. (公司需要注入10萬美元的資金。)
                                      • identical:(a)完全相同的。
                                      〉〉 They wear identical coats. (他們穿一模一樣的外套。)
                                      • invention:(n)發明。
                                      〉〉 The light bulb was one of the most important invention of the 19th century. (燈泡是19世紀最重要的發明之一。)
                                      • ingredient:(n)原料成分、要素。
                                      〉〉 What are the ingredients of the cake? (這蛋糕是用哪些原料作成的?)
                                      • injunction:(n)命令、指令。(法院的)強制令、禁止令。
                                      〉〉 In case of urgency, the court may grant an injunction. (在緊急情況下,法院可能授予禁止令。)
                                      • infraction:(n)違背;違法。
                                      〉〉 Vehicular homicide is not a slight infraction but a serious felony. (車禍致人於死並非輕微的違法,而是嚴重的犯罪。)
                                      • in the hopes of:(慣用語)形容期待某事。
                                      〉〉 The suspect is cooperating with police in hopes of reducing his sentence. (嫌犯與警方合作盼能藉此減輕刑責。)
                                      • incarceration:(n)監禁(不限於監獄)
                                      〉〉 His conviction of a robbery led to his incarceration. (他因搶劫被定罪進而入獄。)
                                      • in the cross-hairs: (a)身為攻擊、批評目標的。
                                      〉〉 These gangster are in the cross-hairs of police and they will have no place to hide. (這群匪徒是警方打擊對象,無處可躲。)
                                      • inspire: 激起、產出(感情,思想)。
                                      〉〉The book was inspired by his travels in the Far East. (這本書是他在遠東旅行時發想的。)
                                      • in labor: (prep)指勞動中,處於分娩狀態。
                                      〉〉My wife is in labor. (我老婆正在生產。)
                                      • intellectual property: (n)智慧財產。
                                      〉〉Nowaday people are paying more attention to intellectal property rights. (現在人們日益注重智慧財產權。)
                                      • identical(a)同一的,同樣的;完全相同的,完全相似的;(雙胞)一卵的,同卵的;同源的;
                                      • impact(n)衝擊,撞擊,碰撞;衝擊力,撞擊力;影響;作用;影響;影響力;效果
                                      • in fact事實上;實際上
                                      • insect(n)昆蟲 相似字:bug(n)蟲;worm(n)菜蟲
                                      • intelligent(a)有才智的;聰明的;明智的;有理性的;【電腦】智能的;能將數字信息轉換成硬拷貝的;了解的,熟悉的[(+of/about)];

                                      Vocabulary - H(h)

                                      • harbinger:(n)預告,預見。
                                      〉〉 The warm weather is harbinger of spring. (溫暖天氣預告春天即將到來。)
                                      • hash browns:(n)薯餅。Hash Brown Potatoes的簡稱,1888年美食家Maria Parloa首次將Has Brown Potatoes納入食譜,20世紀初成為美國最受歡迎的早餐菜色之一。)
                                      • hurly-burly:(n)喧囂。
                                      〉〉 We left the hurly-byrly of city life and moved the contryside. (我們離開喧鬧的都市生活,搬到鄉下去。)
                                      • home court advanage:(慣用語)主場優勢。
                                      • hypothermia:(n)失溫。
                                      〉〉 Hypothermia is defined as a core body temperature below 35C. (核心溫度低於攝氏35度就是失溫。)
                                      • handout:(n)發送給他人的金錢、物品等。
                                      〉〉 He lives on handouts from the government. (他靠政府發放救濟金過活。)
                                      • heartwarming:(a)溫暖人心的、感人的。
                                      〉〉 a heartwarming sight (感人的一幕)
                                      • hyperinflation:(n)惡性、極度通貨膨脹。無法控制之通膨,一般認定為每個月通膨達50%以上。
                                      • histrionics:(n)裝模作樣。
                                      〉〉 I'd had enough of Lydia's histrionics. (我受夠了莉迪亞的裝模作樣。)
                                      • homewrecker:(俚語)(n)通常指介入他人感情、婚姻的第三者。
                                      〉〉 Joey denies that he is a homewrcker. (喬伊否認破壞人家家庭。)
                                      • hazard:(n)指危險、危害、機會;(v)指冒險、使陷於危險、賭運氣。
                                      〉〉 He helped others at the hazard of his life. (他冒著生命危險幫助別人。)
                                      • herd:(n)獸群、人群;動詞指放牧、使成群。
                                      〉〉 The goats are herded into the corral. (羊隻被成群趕進畜欄。)
                                      • herald:(v)宣告、預示。
                                      〉〉 Returning swallows herald spring. (歸來的燕子預告春天來臨。)
                                      • hand down:(動詞片語)正式宣布判決;(遺產、習俗等)傳給後代。
                                        〉〉 These legends have been hand down from generation to generation. (這些傳說被一代代傳下來。)
                                        • hand down:(vp)指傳遞下來、正式宣佈。
                                        〉〉 He wants to hand down his knowledge from generation to generation. (他想讓自己的知識代代相傳。)
                                        • hand over:(慣用語)移交。
                                        〉〉 She handed the car keys over to her friend. (他把車鑰匙交給她的朋友。)
                                        • hole up:(v)(俚語)躲藏、暫時留宿、監禁。
                                        〉〉 These bank robber had holed up in the mountains for months before they were arrested. (這批銀行強盜犯被捕前,曾藏匿在這處山區好幾個月。)
                                        • hardwired:(a)天生的。
                                        〉〉 A human being who is hardwired to be sociable. (社交是人類與生俱來的本性。)
                                        • hand over: (ph)交出。
                                        〉〉 We were ordered to hand over our passports. (有人命令我們交出護照。)
                                        • hide: (n)獸皮、(v)把...藏起來。
                                        〉〉Cattle hides. (牛皮。)
                                        • honorary:(a)榮譽的。
                                        • hit the nail on the head: (Idiom)一針見血,完全說中。hit the nerd on the head 將nail(釘子)換成nerd(書呆子)。
                                        • hold(v)拿著;保存

                                        Vocabulary - G(g)

                                        • go down:(v.phra)為...所接受,被打敗。
                                        〉〉 Our new products didn't go down well with consumers. (消費者對我們的新產品反應不佳。)
                                        • give it some thought:(慣用語)考慮、花時間思考某事。
                                        〉〉 After I have had time to give some thought to the matter, I will call you. (在我對此事詳加思考一陣子後,會打電話給你。)
                                        • get round/around + 物:(v.phr.)避開問題或法規。get round + 人: 遊說他人以達成目的。get round to + 人或物: 設法處理某事。
                                        〉〉 We have found ways to get round the tax rules. (我們找出規避這些稅務規定的方式。)
                                        • go off:(phr.)爆炸、發生巨響。
                                        〉〉 The alarm would go off at 7 o'clock. (鬧鐘7點江鈴聲大作。)
                                        • get used to:(phr. v.)指習慣於。
                                        〉〉 She never gets used to them. (她一直看不慣他們。)
                                        • go viral:(phr.)指某人或物透過社群網站或影音短片在網路廣為流傳造成轟動。
                                        〉〉 Footage of the candidate's off-color remarks went viral within minutes. (這位候選人低俗的評論影片,幾分鐘之內就在網路上瘋狂流傳開來。)
                                        • give a leg up: (phr.)幫助某人,讓他更成功。
                                        〉〉 These skills will give you a leg up in the job market. (這些技能會幫助你在就業市場裡成功找到工作。)
                                        • give sb/sth the cold shoulder:(phr.)故意冷落、怠慢(人), 對某事表現出毫無興趣。
                                        〉〉 Why are you giving me the cold shoulder? (你為什麼對我這麼冷淡?)
                                        • grip:(n)緊抓、抓牢、控制、掌握。
                                        〉〉 You'd better get a grip on yourself. (你最好控制自己的情緒。)
                                        • grant:(v)指承認、同意、准許、授與;(n)指撥款、輔助金、授予物。
                                        〉〉 'I grant you' means I accept something is true, even though my opnion about it does not change. (「我承認你」意指我接受某事屬實,雖然我對它的觀點並未改變。)
                                        • gear:(n)設備、裝置。
                                        〉〉 I managed to pack all my gears into my suitcase. (我試著把所有裝備塞進行李箱裡。)
                                        • go viral:(慣用語)像病毒般蔓延、大流行、瘋傳。
                                        • get in on something:(慣用語)參加;設法參加他人正在做有趣或有利可圖之事;共襄盛舉。
                                        〉〉 She is trying to get in on the new club. (他設法加入那個新俱樂部。)
                                        • get busted:被抓到、被逮到。
                                        〉〉 He often cheats on the test. He will get busted sooner or later. (他考試時常作弊,遲早會被逮到。)
                                        • gullible:(a)容易受騙的。
                                        〉〉 Fraud ring usually cook up a story to deceive unwary, gullible people like you. (詐騙集團通常都編出伊套說詞,欺騙像你們這種沒警覺心又好騙的人。)
                                        • gnaw:(v)咬斷、啃、或指侵蝕、折磨。
                                        〉〉 Amy gnawed on her fingernail when she felt nervous. (艾美感到緊張時會咬指甲。)
                                        • get/lay your hands on something:(慣用語)取得某物。
                                        〉〉 I can never lay my hands on a pair of scissor in this office. (我在這個辦公室裡永遠找不到剪刀。)
                                        • give credit to someone:(慣用語)對某人有信心,讚揚歸功某人。
                                        • go to the ends of earth: (慣用語)竭盡所能/想盡辦法達成某事,通常後加to do something.
                                        〉〉 Most parents in Taiwan would go to ends of the earth to make sure their children have access to higher education. (大多數台灣家長會想盡辦法讓子女接受高等教育。)
                                        • gets one's way:(片語)隨心所欲、為所欲為。
                                        〉〉 My little brother always gets his own way. (我的小弟總是為所欲為。)
                                        • get (stand) in the way:(片語)妨礙、阻攔。
                                        〉〉 You know I won't stand in your way if you want to apply for a job abroad. (如果你想應徵國外的工作,我是不會攔你。)
                                        • go viral: (俚語)指網路內容因被人分享,如病毒迅速蔓延、迅速大流行與受歡迎。viral: (a)病毒的。
                                        • go down(with): (動詞片語)以某種方式被接受、看待或記錄。
                                        〉〉Our new products go down wells with customers. (客戶對我們的新產品反應不錯。)
                                        • genre:(n)類型。
                                        〉〉What genre does the book fall into - comedy or tragedy? (這本書屬於哪類?喜劇還是悲劇?) (fall into: 屬於)
                                        • gaze(vi)(n)凝視;注視
                                        • generic(a)屬的,類的;一般的,總稱的;非商標的;沒有商標名的(n)通稱;非專利藥;
                                        • get over( )渡過,穿過;傳送;做完...,結束;走完;克服;克制;從…中恢復過來;把...忘懷;熬過;

                                        Vocabulary - F(f)

                                        • follow sth up:(phr.)追查...的更多情況;對...採取進一步行動。
                                        〉〉 The idea sounded interring and I decided to follow it up. (這個想法聽起來很有趣,我決定要進一步了解。)
                                        • forego:(v)放棄,自制。也寫為「forgo」。
                                        〉〉 I have to forego my vacation for this big project. (為了這項重要專案,我必須放棄度假。)
                                        • file:(v)提出(申訴、訴訟)、歸納檔案。
                                        〉〉 A complaint has been filed against me. (對我的控訴日被提出。)
                                        • free up: (v. phr.)釋放、騰出(空間、時間或金錢等資源以便使用)
                                        〉〉 please free up your schedule for this meeting. (請為這場會議空出時間。)
                                        • flimsy:(a)薄弱的。
                                        〉〉 They have only the flimsiest of evidence against him. (他們只有這個薄弱的證據去反駁他。)
                                        • fleeting:(a)迅速的,短暫的。
                                        〉〉 a fleeting glimpse 匆匆一撇;a fleeting visit 短戰的訪問
                                        • forerunner:(n)先驅、前兆。
                                        〉〉 Swallows are the forerunners of spring. (燕子現身是春天來臨的前兆。)
                                        • feed on: (片語動詞)指以為食物或能源。
                                        〉〉 Money and power feed on each other. (金錢與權力彼此助長。)
                                        • felony:(n)重罪。
                                        〉〉 The crime is considered a felony under state law. (在州法律規定下,這項罪行被認定為重罪。)
                                        • fly off the shelf:(慣用語)意指商品暢銷。
                                        • face up to sth:(片語)正視。
                                        〉〉 She's going to have to face up to the fact that he's not going to marry her. (她必須面對他不會娶她的事實。)
                                        • follow the example of:仿效、效法。
                                        〉〉 Don't follow the example of your father one day when you are married. (有一天你結婚了,別學你老爸的樣子。)
                                        • fluctuation:(n)波動,變動。
                                        〉〉 Violent fluctuations in oil prices will affect the global economy. (油價劇烈波動將影響全球經濟。)
                                        • find out:(片語動詞)找出、查明。
                                        〉〉 He finally found out what his wife wanted. (她終於知道她的妻子要什麼。)
                                        • fit in:(片語)相合。
                                        〉〉 It's a very nice sofa but it doesn't fit in with the rest of the room. (這張沙發很漂亮,但是跟房間其他家具不搭。)
                                        • fuel:(v)助長,激起。
                                        • 〉〉 The rapid promotion of the director's son has itself fueled resentment within the company. (董事的兒子升太快了,引發公司內部的不滿情緒。)
                                        • for the sake of:(介係詞)因為(某人、某事)的緣故,為了滿足(某人、某事),看在(某人、某事)的份上。
                                        〉〉 Ross quit smoking for the sake of his children's health. (羅斯為了它的孩子的健康著想戒煙了。)
                                        • flurry:(n)指一陣風、雨或雪,或指爆發、騷動;(v)爆發、騷動、使迷亂、使慌張,或指慌張行動。
                                        〉〉 Those young guys are all in a flurry. (那些年輕人慌慌張張、毛毛躁躁的。)
                                        • fete:(n)指園遊會、重大節日、盛宴、慶祝;(v)指宴請款待、致敬。
                                        〉〉 The designer is feted in New York. (那個設計師在紐約很受歡迎。)
                                        • feces:(n)指排泄物、糞便、渣滓。(a)fecal。
                                        • fossilize:(v)使成化石。
                                        〉〉 The mud helped to preserve and fossilize the wood. (泥將能幫助木頭保存及石化。)
                                        • flaunt:(v)炫耀、招搖。另有搔首弄姿、飄揚之意。
                                        〉〉 He is flaunting his fancy car again. (他又在炫耀他的高級名車。)
                                        • faction:(n)派系、小集團、內訌。
                                        〉〉 After a tragic battle for management right of company, the board of directors soon split into factions. (在公司經營權腥風血雨的爭奪戰後,董事會很快就分裂成數派。)
                                        • for the rest of one's life:(慣用語)餘生,到死為止。
                                        • follow up:(v)跟進、追蹤,後續行動(以加強效果、掌握進度或者進一步了解)。
                                        〉〉 I'll follow up on it and make sure everything is done right. (我會追蹤進度,確保萬無一失。)
                                        • flashlight: (n)手電筒。
                                        • fend off: (vp)抵擋、擊退、迴避。
                                        〉〉 Joey fended off these attackers with bare hands. (喬伊徒手擊退這群攻擊者。)
                                        • flight back(at someone or something):(慣用語)(對某人或某事)反擊。
                                        〉〉 It is quite difficult for her to fight back against three of them by herself. (他一個人要反擊他們3人並非易事。)
                                        • float:(v)漂浮。
                                        〉〉 Wood floats on water. (木頭飄浮在水面上。)
                                        • flaunt: (v)炫耀、賣弄。
                                        〉〉 The way he flaunts his wealth is so disgusting. (他炫富的樣子真令人討厭。)
                                        • fail over(n)故障復原
                                        • fake(vt)偽造,捏造,冒充;(vi)假裝,佯攻,做假動作;(n)冒牌貨,仿造品;(a)假的,冒充的;
                                        • far away遠處;(離...)很遠
                                        • foreigner(n)外國人
                                        • future(n)未來,將來;(a)未來的,將來的;