詞彙 C D B C A B C A D A
1. germ cn. 病菌
關鍵字為microscope (顯微鏡), bacteria (細菌)
too small to be visible to the naked eye (太小所以肉眼看不見)
2. pedal vi. 騎(腳踏車)
詞彙 C D B C A B C A D A
1. germ cn. 病菌
關鍵字為microscope (顯微鏡), bacteria (細菌)
too small to be visible to the naked eye (太小所以肉眼看不見)
2. pedal vi. 騎(腳踏車)
詞彙題
CDACA DCDAC BAACD
1. concert tickets 演唱會門票
promote the sale of sth. 促進銷量
2. be upset about sth. 對~感到沮喪
文章來自China Post
The six Kaohsiung prison inmates who took prison wardens hostage Wednesday all committed suicide some 14 hours into their breakout attempt, leaving Warden Chen Shih-chih (陳世志) alive and well.
inmate 囚犯
take sb. hostage 挾持做人質
= hold sb. hostage
寫完文章前
為罹難者表達哀悼之意
天佑台灣
CNN對此事件的報導解析
Someone in the cockpit of a TransAsia Airways flight apparently made a mayday call because of an engine problem shortly before the plane crashed Wednesday into a river in Taiwan, killing at least 31 people.
單字
1-15 D C C B D A D A C B C B C B A
1. flexible adj. 有彈性的
關鍵字為schedule,這兩個字常搭配在一起
2. reward vt. 獎賞
練習四 表「目的」的寫法
為了防止同樣的事情再發生,美國政府採取主動對抗恐怖主義。
「為了」最建議的翻法是直接用to V
雖然也可以使用in order to V或是for the purpose of Ving
甚至是with a view to Ving或是with an eye to Ving亦可
Scientists believe they have discovered why people who work nightshifts are more prone to weight gain and obesity. Rather than eating more, night workers burn off fewer calories, their research suggests.
科學家認為,他們已經發現上夜班比較會變胖和過胖的原因。他們的研究顯示,上夜班的人不是吃比較多,而是燃燒較少卡路里。
The scientists told the journal PNAS eating at night messed with our body’s natural metabolism.
科學家告訴美國「國家科學院院刊」,晚上吃東西會搞亂身體的自然代謝。
The researchers set up a small trial [where volunteers ate identical amounts as they switched between working days and nights].