VOCABULARY
I. Words for Production
1. exchange vt. to give something and receive the same
kind of thing in return 交換
► The two women exchanged business cards
when they first met.
這兩位女士在她們初次見面時交換名片。
2. text
n. [U] any form of written material 文字，文本
► If you are interested in the full text of this
report, you can find it on the reporter’s blog.
如果你對這篇報導的全文感興趣，你可以在那位記者的部落格中找到。
3. message n.
[C] a piece of spoken
or written information 訊息，留言
► I left a message for Tim, asking him to
call me back.
我留了訊息給提姆，請他回電。
4. conversation n. [C][U] an informal talk between two or more people 談話，交談
► Rose and I had a long conversation in the café. We
had many things to talk about with each other.
我和蘿絲在咖啡店裡談了許久。我們有很多事情要和對方說。
5. interrupt vt.; vi. to stop something temporarily, or to make
someone stop what they are doing or saying 打斷，使中斷
► Mark seemed embarrassed when he arrived late and
interrupted the meeting.
當馬克遲到而打斷會議時，他看起來很尷尬。
interruption n. [U][C] 打斷，中斷
► The speaker spoke for two hours without
interruption.
講者不間斷地講了兩個小時。
6. combine vt.; vi. to come together or put things together to
form a single thing or group (使) 結合，混合
► The medicine
works better when it is combined with other medical treatments.
這個藥與其他醫學療法結合使用時，效果較好。
7. presence n. [U] the state or fact of being in a particular
place 在場，出席 ANT absence
► Molly was so
quiet that no one noticed her presence.
莫莉如此安靜，以至於無人注意到她在場。
present adj. (not
before n.)
在場的，出席的 ANT absent
► More than twenty thousand people were
present at the big event.
超過兩萬人出席那場盛會。
adj. (only
before n.)
當前的，現在的 SYN current
► Joey is a manager,
and he is satisfied with his present position in the company.
喬伊是個經理，而他很滿意現在他在公司的職位。
8. negative adj. bad or harmful; considering only the bad
side 不好的，負面的 ANT positive
► If parents constantly fight, it may have a negative
impact on their children.
若父母時常吵架，可能會對他們的孩子造成負面影響。
9. effect n. [C][U] a change which is a result of an action or
other cause 影響，結果
► A change in your habits will have an
effect on your lifestyle.
習慣的改變會對你的生活方式有所影響。
effective adj. 有效的 ANT ineffective
► This solution is simple but highly
effective in fixing the problem.
這個解決方法雖簡單卻能極有效地解決問題。
10. yell vi.;
vt. to shout loudly 大吼，叫喊
► When I stepped on Nancy’s foot, she
yelled in pain (疼痛).
當我踩到南茜的腳，她疼痛地大叫。
11. behave vi. to act or do things in a particular way 表現 SYN
act
► Kyle is thirty years old, but sometimes he behaves
just like a little boy.
凱爾已經三十歲了，但他有時候還是表現得像個小男孩。
behavior
n. [U] 行為，舉止
► Vanessa’s strange behavior made me wonder if she was
hiding something from me.
凡妮莎的奇怪舉動令我懷疑她是否對我隱瞞了什麼。
12. appealing adj. attractive, interesting 有吸引力的，令人感興趣的 ANT unappealing
► The idea of taking a trip to London
去倫敦旅遊的主意對我十分有吸引力。
appeal vi. 吸引，引起興趣
► This movie appeals not only to children but also to
adults. It is popular among all age groups.
這部電影不僅吸引孩童，也引起成人的興趣。它在各年齡層都很受歡迎。
13. obvious adj. easy to see or understand
明顯的 SYN apparent
► Jane looks
pale. It is obvious that there is something wrong with her.
珍看起來很蒼白。很明顯，她不太對勁。
14. communication n. [U] the process of exchanging information or
expressing thoughts and feelings 交流
► Body language can be an effective form of
communication.
肢體語言可以成為一種有效的交流方式。
communicate vi.; vt. 溝通，傳達
► My client lives in a foreign country, so we
usually communicate with each other by email.
我的客戶居住在國外，所以我們通常透過電子郵件來和彼此溝通。
15. eager adj. very interested in doing something or
excited about something that is going to happen 熱切的，渴望的
► Tom is very eager to start his new job
tomorrow.
湯姆很渴望明天開始新工作。
16. connected adj. related to each
other 聯結的，有關聯的 ANT unconnected
► The police thought that the two similar
cases might be connected.
警方認為這兩起類似的案件可能有關聯。
connect
vt. 和……有關聯，連接 SYN link
► The scientists have connected the area’s recent
unusual weather with global warming.
科學家們認為這個地區近來的氣候異常和全球暖化有關聯。
17. odd adj. different from what is usual or expected 古怪的，怪異的 SYN strange
► My neighbor is an odd person. She likes to wear a
heavy coat in the summertime.
我的鄰居是個古怪的人。她喜歡在夏季時穿著厚外套。
18. engage vi. to be doing or to
get involved in an activity 投入，從事
► Diane has engaged in several animal protection
campaigns.
黛安投入於數個動物保育活動。
19. unpleasant adj. not enjoyable or comfortable 令人不愉快的
► The meeting was such an unpleasant experience that
no one wanted to talk about it.
這場會議是個如此不愉快的經驗，以至於無人想談論它。
pleasant adj.
令人愉快的 SYN nice
► Philip’s smiling face showed that he had enjoyed a
pleasant evening with his date.
菲利浦的笑臉透露出他與他的約會對象享受了愉快的夜晚。
20. incident n. [C] an event, especially an unusual or
unpleasant one 事件
► I saw a dead cat last month. Since then, I have
dreamed about this incident every night.
我上個月看到一隻死貓。從那時起，我每晚都會夢到這件事。
21. harm
n.
[U] damage or injury caused by an action or event 傷害
► Swimming without warming up first may cause some
harm to your body.
沒有暖身就下水游泳可能會對你的身體造成傷害。
IDIOMS AND PHRASES
1. catch up on to learn about something that has happened 了解，得知 (近況)
► Rachel and I spent the whole night
catching up on what had happened recently in our lives.
我和瑞秋花了一整個晚上了解最近彼此生活中發生的事情。
to do something that should have been done
earlier 補做
► Rex didn’t go out with me because he had a lot of
homework to catch up on.
瑞克斯沒有跟我出去，因為他有許多作業要補做。
2. in one’s presence with someone in the
same place 在……面前，有……在場
► Jerry never says anything negative about my favorite
singer in my presence.
傑瑞從不在我面前談論我最喜歡歌手的負面言論。
3. due to caused by someone or something 由於，因為 SYN because of
► Due to a lack
of food, most people in that country are very thin and unhealthy.
由於糧食短缺，那個國家大多數的人民都非常瘦又不健康。
4. face to face in a situation where people are close together and
looking at each other 面對面
► The salesperson likes to meet with customers face to face.
這名銷售員喜歡與客戶面對面見面。
