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Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer. LT 110 Vocabulary. (1) It is traditional / the tradition for sb to do sth. It is traditional for Americans to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. Your own sentence: _____________________ Dictation:
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Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer LT 110 Vocabulary
(1) It is traditional /the tradition for sb to do sth. • It is traditional for Americans to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. • Your own sentence: _____________________ • Dictation: • Traditionally, red envelopes are given to children and unmarried adults from the elderly during Chinese New Year . • traditionally (adv.)
(2) sleigh • sled/sledge • Dictation: • The kids really enjoyed the sleigh ride, for they had never had such an exciting experience.
(3) Dictation: • The famous director Ang Lee delivered a speech at our graduation ceremony this year. • deliver/give/make a speech 發表演說 • ash on delivery貨到付款 • delivery man • (4) goods/woods/blinds/arms • 貨物/樹林/窗簾/武器
(5) Steve's still looking for full-time employment. • out of employment = out of job • (6) Dictation: • Foreigners often find it hard to learn to write Chinese characters. • Chinese characters 漢字;中文字 • With her outgoing character, it did not take long for Anne to get used to her new life in New York. • character:指個人特有的品格或特性
(7) Dictation: • The guide was humorous and knowledgeable and this certainly added to my enjoyment of the trip. • add to sth: increase sth • add A to B • 咖啡有苦味,請多加一些糖。 • The coffee has a bitter taste,/tastes bitter. Please add some more sugar to it. • add variety to sth
(8) a widely-accepted concept • (9) This matter is more serious than you think, so please don’t joke about it. • joke about sth開……的玩笑 • play a joke on sb.跟某人開玩笑 • a practical joke惡作劇 • a dirty joke 黃色笑話
(10) Dictation: • Bob appeared to be very embarrassed when Ms. Lin read his test score aloud in class. • appear vi. 顯得 • (12) shine vi.閃耀;閃亮 三態shine; shone; shone • The moon shone brightly in the sky. • Jerry ironed his shirt and shined his shoes for the interview. • shine; shined; shined vt. (= polish) 擦亮
a pair of stockings 一雙長襪 • Christmas stockings
(15) The taste of the medicine is bitter but tolerable. • tolerable adj. • Dictation: • Luckily, my parents were tolerant of my choice of music. • tolerant adj. 容忍的 • I didn't mean to upset you. • mean to do sth (=intend to do something) • a meaningful life • opposite:meaningless
(17) Dictation: • The following is the schedule of the activities for today. • following n. [C]以下 • 以下是你騎腳踏車環島必須注意的事項。 • The following are the things you need to pay attention to when circling/touring the island on a bike.