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Book III. Unit 4 Giving a Gift - Get It Right! --Vocabulary. Vocabulary. 1. pale [pel] adj. 蒼白的 ◆ Because Susan has cancer , she looks much paler than before. 由於 Susan 罹患 癌症 ,她看起來比以前 蒼白 。. very + 原級 (很 … ) / much + 比較級(較 … ). 2. client n. [C] 客戶.
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Book III Unit 4 Giving a Gift-Get It Right! --Vocabulary
Vocabulary 1. pale [pel] adj.蒼白的 ◆ Because Susan has cancer, she looks much palerthan before. 由於Susan罹患癌症,她看起來比以前蒼白。 very + 原級 (很…) / much + 比較級(較…) 2. clientn. [C] 客戶 ◆ The businessman wants to give a suitable gift to his new client. 那位商人想送個合適的禮物給他的新客戶。 3. manage vt.經營,管理;設法做到 managern. [C] 經理 ◆ As a successful manager, Mary runs the restaurant well. 身為一個成功的經理,Mary將餐廳管理得相當好。
◆ Mr. Smith has managed the baseball team (for years). He is the one who leads the team. Smith先生管理棒球隊已經好幾年了;他是球隊的領導者。 ◆ I managed to finish the task last night and succeeded. 我昨晚設法完成工作並且成功了。 4. silveradj.銀製的;銀色的silver n. [U] 銀 ◆ As Father grew older, his black hair turned silver and white. 隨著父親年齡的增長,他的黑髮已逐漸灰白。 grow + adj (漸漸…) turn + adj (變成…) ◆ The ring that I bought last week is made of silver. 我上星期買的戒指是銀製的。 be made of (由…製成)
5. imply vt.暗示,暗指 ◆ Rita’s red face implied that she was angry with me. Rita滿臉漲紅暗示著她在對我生氣。 6.relatevt.使有關係,使有關聯 relationn. [C] (usu. pl.) 關係,關聯relationshipn. [C] 關係 ◆ I have a good relationship with my co-workers. 我與同事的關係良好。 ◆ The company is known for its good relations with customers. 那間公司以和顧客關係良好而聞名。 ◆ The study relates drinking toheart disease. It shows drinking has something to do with this type of disease. 此研究把喝酒和心臟病相連起來,也就是顯示喝酒和此種 疾病有關。 * relative to 與…有關 * relate sth to 使與…有關
7. differvi.相異,不同 differencen. [C] 差別,差異 ◆ Humans differ from animals because humans can read and write. 人類之所以與動物有別是因為人類能夠閱讀及寫字。 * A differ from BA不同於B * tell the difference 辦認出區別 * make a/all the difference有重大影響 * make no difference 沒有影響 8. embarrass vt.使尷尬 embarrassedadj.尷尬的embarrassing adj.令人尷尬的embarrassmentn. [U] 尷尬,難堪 ◆ Stevegot embarrassed when he spoke to the pretty girl. Steve和那個漂亮的女孩說話時感到不好意思。
◆ Ms. Wilson feels uncomfortable when people ask her about her age. It is an embarrassing question for her. Wilson女士被問及年齡時會覺得不自在。 對她而言這是個尷尬的問題。 ◆ Bob’s mother embarrassed Bob by kissing him in front of his friends. Bob的媽媽在他朋友面前親吻他,讓Bob很尷尬。 9. ideal adj.理想的ideal n. [C] 理想 idealizevt.把…理想化 ◆ The doctor gave me advice on (how to reach my ideal weight.) 醫生給我如何達到理想體重的建議。 ◆ World peace is an ideal that many people work hard for. 世界和平是許多人努力追求的理想。
10. offensiveadj.無禮的,冒犯的 offense n. [U] 無禮,冒犯offend vt.冒犯,觸怒 ◆ Pointing at peopleis offensive. It would upset many people. 用手指著別人是不禮貌的,會讓很多人不高興。 ◆ Don’t get angry about Gary's joke. He meant no offense. 不要對Gary的笑話感到生氣。他無意冒犯。 ◆ Fred’s rude answer offended his teacher. Fred無禮的回答觸怒了他的老師。 cause/give offense to sb 冒犯某人 take offense 對…生氣
11. intend vt.企圖,打算 intentionn. [C][U] 意圖 ◆ I lent the money to Joe with my best intentions; I meant to help him out. 我出自好意借錢給Joe,我想要幫助他。 ◆ My sister will stay in France for two years with the intention of studying French. 為了學法文,我妹妹要待在法國兩年。 with the intention of doing sth 懷著…目的 ◆ I intended to study in the United States after graduating from high school. 我打算高中畢業後去美國讀書。 intend (sb) to do sth 打算…
12. leathern. [U] 皮革 ◆ A leather jacket will keep you warm (in winter). 皮夾克可讓你在冬天保持溫暖。 * keep + adj. (保持…) 13. pursen. [C] (女用) 小錢包 ◆ Alice took two dollars out of her purse to buy the drink. Alice從她的錢包拿出兩塊錢來買飲料。 change purse 零錢包 wallet 皮夾 handbag 手提包 shoulder bag 肩背包 14. avoidvt.避免 ◆ Making mistakesis common, but we should avoid making repeated ones. 犯錯在所難免,但是我們必須避免犯同樣的錯誤。 avoid doing sth 避免做某事
15. reflectvt.顯示,反映reflectionn. [C] 反映;倒影 ◆ Peggy can’t hide her feelings. Her face always reflects how she feels. Peggy無法隱藏她的感覺。她的表情總是會顯示出她內心的感覺。 ◆ The success of the program is a reflection of how good Tammy's plan is. 計畫的成功反映出Tammy的策劃有多棒。 ◆ Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection (in the lake). Narcissus愛上自己在湖中的倒影。 16. wrapvt.包,裹 (wrap-wrapped-wrapped) wrapping n. [U] 包裝 (紙) ◆ I wrapped the gift in pink because my mother loved the color. 我用粉紅色來包裝這個禮物,因為我媽媽喜歡這個顏色。
◆ Jimmy tore the wrapping off the candy before he ate it. Jimmy在吃糖果之前先撕掉包裝紙。 17. type n. [C] 種類,類型 typicaladj.典型的,有代表性的 ◆ What’s your blood type? 你是什麼血型? be one’s type 是某人喜歡的類型 18. honorvt.重視,尊敬honor n. [U] 敬意;[C] 引以為傲的事 ◆ People honored the dancers by standing up and giving them a big hand. 人們站起來熱烈鼓掌以表示對舞者的尊敬。 ◆ We should pay honor to the founders of the country. 我們應該對國家的建立者表示敬意。
◆ It is a great honor to speak before all of you tonight. 今晚在各位面前演說是無比的光榮。 be / feel honored 感到榮幸的 in honor of... 向…表達敬意 It is an honor to do sth 很榮幸做某事 19. assist vt.協助 assistant n. [C] 助理,助手 ◆ The manager needs an assistant to help her finish the job. 經理需要一位助理來幫助她完成工作。 ◆ Lucy assisted her father with the export business in his company. She was a great help to him. Lucy在她爸爸的公司幫忙出口貿易的業務。 她是她爸爸的得力助手。 assist sb with/in... 在…幫助某人
20. requestn. [C] 要求request vt.要求 ◆ At May’s request, I sang her favorite song to her. 應May的要求,我唱她最喜歡的歌曲給她聽。 at one’s request 應某人的要求 ◆ My boss requested that I work until midnight today. 我的老闆要求我今天工作到深夜。 request sb to do sth 要求某人做某事 表示「要求」時, ask是最常用的字; request比較正式,通常用於你有權得到的東西; 而demand的語氣更強,通常用於你強烈認為自己有權得到的事物。
21. suit vt.適合 suitableadj.合適的 ◆ Short skirts are not suitable clothes (forformal occasions). 短裙不適合正式場合。 ◆ The bright shirt suits Ray perfectly. 那顏色鮮明的襯衫很適合Ray。 II. Words for Recognition 1. winen. [U] 葡萄酒 2. Muslimn. [C] 回教徒 3. whiskyn. [U] (蘇格蘭產) 威士忌酒 4. alcoholn. [U] 含酒精的飲料,酒 5. Hinduadj.印度教的Hindu n. [C] 印度教徒
6. sacredadj.神聖的 7. co-workern. [C] 同事 8. duty-freeadj.免稅的 9. briefcasen. [C] 公事包 III. Idioms and Phrases 1. be about to 即將 ◆ The typhoon is about to arrive. It will hit Taiwan (in one day). 颱風即將到來,在一天之內會侵襲臺灣。 2. look into 調查 ◆ The police are looking into the reason why the little boy committed suicide. 警方正在調查小男孩自殺的原因。