VOCABULARY
I. Words for Production
1. content [k1n`tEnt] adj. 滿意的，滿足的 (happy, satisfied)
► Jessie was content with her selfie and decided to use
it as her new headshot.
潔西對她的自拍很滿意，並決定用它當作她新的大頭照。
2. nevertheless [&nEv2D1`lEs] adv. 然而，儘管如此 SYN however,
nonetheless
(despite what has just been
mentioned)
► Gina had a bad
headache this morning. Nevertheless,
she still went to work.
吉娜今天早上頭很痛。儘管如此，她仍然去上班。
3. concept [`kAnsEpt] n. [C] 概念，觀念 (an idea of
something)
► The
child is too young to understand the concept
of death.
這個孩子還太小，無法理解死亡的概念。
4. pronounce [pr1`na5ns]
vt. 發……的音，發音 (to make the sound of a word)
► This oneyearold baby
can only pronounce
“papa” and “mama” now.
這個一歲的嬰兒現在只能發出「爸爸」和「媽媽」的音。
pronunciation [pr1&n^nsI`eS1n]
n.
[U][C]
發音
► Do
you know the correct pronunciation
of the store's name “IKEA”?
你知道店名「IKEA」的正確發音嗎？
5. atmosphere [`8tm1s&fIr]
n.
[C][U] 氣氛，氛圍 (the
feeling that a place gives someone)
► This
coffee shop offers a friendly atmosphere
because of its design and furniture.
這家咖啡廳因為其設計和家具，營造出友好的氛圍。
6. remaining [rI`menI9] adj. 剩下的
(things
that are left)
► Sam
won three movie tickets. He kept one for
himself and gave
the remaining
tickets to his
friends.
山姆贏得了三張電影票。他自己留了一張，然後把剩下的票給了他的朋友們。
remain [rI`men] vi. 繼續存在；保持不變
►
Very
few fish remain in the river now due to the serious water pollution.
由於嚴重的水污染，現在河裡幾乎沒有魚。
7. fascinate [`f8sN&et]
vt. 使著迷 (to
attract someone)
►
The
idea of traveling around
the world has always fascinated me.
環遊世界的想法一直使我著迷。
fascinating [`f8sN&etI9] adj. 迷人的，具吸引力的
►
Mia
loves to eat, so working as a food show host sounds fascinating to her.
米亞熱愛吃東西，因此以一個美食節目的主持人為業對她來說很吸引人。
8. useless [`juslIs]
adj. 無用的，沒有價值的 ANT useful
(not
useful)
► It is useless to keep thinking about the things that have already happened.
一直想著已經發生的事情是無用的。
9. sigh [saI]
vi.; vt. 嘆氣，嘆息
(to breathe out and make a long
sound)
► When
Daniel saw his dog messing up the room again, he sighed
deeply and began to clean it up.
當丹尼爾看到他的狗再次弄亂了房間，他深深地嘆了一口氣，然後開始整理。
sigh [saI] n. [C] 嘆氣，嘆息
► Brian
breathed a sigh of relief after he knew his
parents were not injured in the car accident.
布萊恩得知自己的父母在車禍中沒有受傷後，鬆了一口氣。
10. roughly [`r^flI] adv. 大約，約略地 SYN about
(not exactly)
► I'm roughly
the same age as Ivy. She is only a few
months younger than
I.
我和艾薇的年齡大約相同。她只比我小幾個月。
rough [r^f] adj. 約略的
► Judy
and I haven't decided what to do tonight. We only have some
rough ideas like shopping and
watching movies.
朱迪和我還沒有決定今晚要做什麼。我們只有一些約略的想法，像是購物和看電影。
11. stuff [st^f]
n. [U] 事情；東西
(things)
► Ryan
believes in all the
star sign stuff and has
read a lot of books about
it.
萊恩相信星座的各種事情，而且已經閱讀了很多相關書籍。
12. passive [`p8sIv]
adj. 消極的，被動的
(accepting something without trying to change)
► Helen
plays a passive
role in the team. She doesn't join the discussion
at all.
海倫在團隊中扮演被動的角色。她根本不參與討論。
13. encounter [In`ka5nt2]
vt. 遭遇，遇到 (to experience something unpleasant)
► Robin
encountered a great number of difficulties when he was looking for his first job.
羅賓在尋找第一份工作時遇到了很多困難。
14. frustration [fr^s`treS1n]
n.
[C][U]
挫折，沮喪 (the
feeling of being upset because of failure)
► Stacy
felt a sense of frustration
when she failed to
get her dream job.
當史黛西無法找到她理想的工作時，她體會到挫敗感。
frustrate [`fr^stret]
vt. 使挫折，使沮喪
► People's
bad words about
Kent's Instagram post frustrated him a lot.
人們對肯特的Instagram貼文說的壞話令他非常沮喪。
15. devote [dI`vot]
vt. 奉獻…… SYN dedicate (to give all the time and effort
to something)
► Mother
Teresa devoted her
whole life to
helping poor people and earned much respect.
德蕾莎修女奉獻她的一生幫助窮人，並獲得許多尊敬。
devoted [dI`votId]
adj. 熱愛……的，奉獻於……
► Gretchen
is devoted
to Wes Anderson's movies. She knows many details of the director's filming skills.
格蕾琴熱愛魏斯．安德森的電影。她知道許多這位導演拍攝技巧的細節。
16. original [1`rIdZ1nL] adj. 原本的，起初的
(existing first)
► We
were forced to change
our original travel
plan due to the
heavy snow.
由於大雪，我們被迫改變了原本的旅遊計畫。
origin [`Or1dZIn] n.
[C][U] 起源，起因
► Some
people say the origin of
barbecuing on Moon
Festival was a businessman's idea.
有些人說在中秋節烤肉是源自於一位商人的主意。
17. lifestyle [`laIf&staIl]
n. [C] 生活方式 (the way someone lives)
► Mr.
Chuang has a very simple lifestyle.
He only eats vegetables and nuts.
莊先生過著很簡單的生活方式。他只吃蔬菜和堅果。
style [staIl] n. [C][U] 方式，風格
► Although Tim and Tom are
twins, they like totally
different styles of
music.
雖然提姆和湯姆是雙胞胎，但他們喜歡完全不同風格的音樂。
18.
stubborn [`st^b2n] adj. 固執的，倔強的 (not willing to change anything)
► Lisa is so stubborn that she cannot accept what other people say.
麗莎太固執了，以至於她無法接納別人所說的話。
II. Words for Recognition
1. Denmark [`dEnmArk] n. 丹麥
Danish [`denIS] adj. 丹麥 (人) 的
2. spill [spIl] vt. 潑灑，濺出
PHRASES
1. try out 試驗，試用 (to test something)
► Mary is trying
out a new kind of air conditioner and sees what functions it has.
瑪莉正在試用一種新型的空調，看看它有什麼功能。
2. put...into practice 將……付諸實行 (to start using an idea)
► This fashion designer is trying to put
her ideas into practice
to see if they work.
這位時尚設計師正嘗試將她的想法付諸實行，看看它們是否可行。
3. let go 放下 (to accept something that cannot be changed)
► Timothy always thinks of the mistake he made two years ago.
He should let go of it now.
提摩西總是想到他兩年前犯的錯誤。他現在該要放下了。
4. look forward to 期待，盼望 (to be excited about something going to happen)
► Alice is looking
forward to starting her first Korean class.
愛麗絲期待著開始上她的第一堂韓語課。
5. in other words 換句話說，也就是說 (explaining something in a
different way)
► The character in the mobile game
lost all its blood. In other words,
it was dead.
這手機遊戲中的角色失去所有血量。也就是說，它死了。
6. do one's best 全力以赴，盡全力 SYN try
one's best
(to try
as hard as one can)
► The doctor and nurses are doing their best to
save the injured man's
life.
醫護人員正在盡全力挽救那位受傷男子的性命。
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