Vocabulary
Words for Production
1. humble
adj. 不起眼的；謙遜的
● A lot of great men, including Beethoven and
Lincoln, rose from very humble backgrounds.
許多偉大人物都出身卑微，包括貝多芬和林肯在內。
● Ang Lee is a world-famous director, yet
he is so humble that he seems like
an ordinary person when you meet him.
李安是世界知名導演，但待人卻是如此謙虛，所以當你見到他時會感覺他就像一般人一樣。
2. decade
n. [C] 十年
● Things were so simple in the first decade of my life, but when I turned
eleven, my parents got divorced and everything was a mess.
在我前十年的生命中，一切是如此單純，但在我十一歲那年，我父母離婚了而所有一切都一團糟。
3. plastic
n. [U] 塑膠
● A lot of our daily necessities are made of plastic, such as bags, cups, and
bottles.
我們很多的日常用品都是由塑膠製成，如袋子、杯子和瓶子。
plastic
adj. 塑膠（製）的
● We should recycle plastic bottles instead of throwing them in the trash.
我們應該回收再利用塑膠瓶而不是把它們丟進垃圾。
4. patent
vt. 取得專利
● The company is patenting the new model so that it will not be copied by its
competitors.
該公司正在取得這個新款式的專利，才不致於被其他競爭者模仿。
patent
n. [C] 專利
● Patents for any new invention are protected for at least
twenty years in WTO member countries.
在世界貿易組織會員國中，任何新發明的專利都可受到至少二十年的保護。
5. variety
n. [C] 各式各樣
● This coffee shop offers a wide variety of coffee for customers to
choose from.
這家咖啡館提供各式各樣的咖啡讓顧客挑選。
vary
vi. 變化
● It
is easy to catch a cold in Taipei
在臺北春天時很容易感冒，因為那時候的氣溫變化很大。
6. structure
n. [C,U] 建築物；結構
● The new library is a large, energy-saving structure that is constructed of
environmentally friendly building materials.
這棟新圖書館是一棟以環保建材所建成的大型節能建築物。
● Mr.
Goodman used a human skeleton in the biology class to teach the students about
the bone structure of the human
body.
Goodman先生在生物課時用人體骨骼教導學生人體的骨頭結構。
7. system
n. [C] 系統
● Paul checked the brake system and tire pressure of his car before making his trip around
the island.
Paul在環島旅行之前檢查了他汽車的煞車系統和胎壓。
8. revolutionize
vt. 改革
● Computers and smartphones have revolutionized the way we live.
電腦和智慧型手機改革了我們的生活方式。
revolution
n. [C] 革命
● Dr. Sun Yat-sen was the leader of the 1911
Xinhai Revolution that overthrew the
Qing dynasty.
孫逸仙博士是1911年推翻滿清的辛亥革命領導者。
9. industry
n. [C] （行）業
● Most tourism majors enter the tourist industry after graduation, working in
hotels or travel agencies.
大部分主修觀光的學生畢業後投入觀光業，在飯店或旅行社工作。
industrial
adj. 工業的
● Rapid industrial growth brings jobs as well as pollution.
快速的工業成長帶來工作機會也帶來汙染。
10. popularity
n. [U] 知名度
● The “LINE” app has grown so quickly in popularity that it is considered a
must for smartphone users.
應用程式LINE的知名度快速成長，現在被視作智慧型手機使用者的必備應用程式。
11. flock
vi. 聚集
● To see the giant rubber duck, crowds of
people flocked to the port of Kaohsiung
為了一睹巨大黃色小鴨的風采，民眾聚集在高雄港，造成交通嚴重堵塞。
12. obviously
adv. 明顯地
● Obviously Jessie is going to vote for Ken Brown
in the election, because he is her father.
顯然，Jessie在此次選舉中將投票給Ken Brown，因為他是她的父親。
obvious
adj. 明顯的
● Sandra didn’t like Bruce when they first met,
but she didn’t have to make it so obvious
by staring at her phone all night.
初次見面時，Sandra並不喜歡Bruce，但是她也不用表現得這麼明顯，整晚一直盯著手機看。
13. repair
vt. 修理
● Dennis found that the headlight of his car was
broken, so he had it repaired at the
garage.
Dennis發現他的汽車車頭燈壞了，所以他開去修車廠修理。
repair
n. [U] 修理
● My laptop is under repair at the computer store, so I have to use my tablet instead.
我的筆電在電腦維修店修理中，所以我只好先用平板替代。
14. restore
vt. 修復
● John and Gwen decided to buy and restore an old farmhouse since it was
really cheap.
John和Gwen決定買下一間老舊農舍並修復它，因為它真的很便宜。
15. passerby
n. [C] 路人
● A passerby
saw the hit-and-run and called the police right away. Thanks to her, the police
caught the drunk driver.
一位路人看到這起肇事逃逸的車禍便立刻報警。幸虧有她，警方逮到了這名酒駕者。
16. transform
vt. 將……改成；使改變
● Joshua came up with the idea of transforming these old train cars into
a new restaurant.
Joshua想出了一個主意，就是將這些舊火車車廂改成一間新餐廳。
transformation
n. [U] 轉變
● The “before” and “after” pictures in
the plastic surgery clinic show the transformation
that patients can expect.
這家整形診所的「術前、術後」照片呈現出患者能夠期望的轉變。
17. everyday
adj. 日常的；平常的
● LED lighting has become common and
cheap enough for everyday use in our
homes, offices, and even in the streets.
LED燈已經變得普遍且便宜，足以提供我們平時在家中、辦公室，甚至是街道上使用。
18. spectator
n. [C] 觀賞者
● Every four years, the FIFA World Cup
draws millions of spectators to
different host countries.
每四年一次的FIFA世足賽都吸引數百萬觀眾到不同的主辦國家觀賽。
19. assemble
vt. 組合
● It takes time and patience to assemble a 2,000-piece jigsaw puzzle.
要組合一幅兩千片的拼圖需要時間和耐心。
20. innumerable
adj. 無數的；數不清的
● We can see innumerable
stars in the sky, but many more of them are not visible to the naked eye.
我們可以看到天空無數的星星，但是還有更多的星星是肉眼看不到的。
Phrases
1. in... trouble 陷入……的困境
● Irene knew she was in big trouble when she
missed the school bus.
Irene沒搭上校車時，就知道自己麻煩大了。
2. on a large scale 大規模地
● The cost of a product will be reduced
greatly if it is manufactured on a large
scale.
一項產品若大規模生產，則成本將大大降低。
3. put sth. together
組合某物
● It’s easy to make a fruit salad. All
you have to do is put all the
ingredients together, and there you
go!
製作水果沙拉很容易。你只需要把所有食材組合起來，就大功告成！
4. take sth. apart 拆開某物
● Since my computer was not working, I
used a screwdriver to take it apart and see what might be wrong.
因為我的電腦故障，我用螺絲起子拆開它看看可能是哪邊出錯。
5. at some point 在某個時間點
● At some point in your life you will realize who and what
matters most to you.
在你生命中的某個時間點，你將會明白什麼人什麼事對你才最重要。
6. no wonder 難怪；不足為奇
● No wonder Jim
looks so cheerful. His girlfriend just said yes to his proposal.
難怪Jim看起來這麼開心，他女朋友剛剛答應了他的求婚。
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