Gluten-free diet helps many 2

General practitioner- primary-care physician(doctor)

Practitioner - 開業者 (醫生, 律師)

Severe - 嚴重的

Deteriorate - become worst and worst

Digestive issue - IBS, gas in stomach, pain in stomach

Malnutrition - don't have enough nutrient

Nutrient - 營養物

Privilege - 特權, 優待, 殊榮

Prevalent - 流行的, 普遍的

Formable - 可成型

Biopsy - stick a needle into your body and take out a small sample of the area needed to examine 切片

Culprit - a reason for a problem 

Mimic - imitate 模仿

Villi - 嚥下, 絨毛

Projection - 凸出物

Breadcrumb - 麵包屑

Dietitian - making the menu for people

Anemia - 貧血

Dermatitis - 皮膚炎

Tapioca - 樹薯粉

Gluten-free diet helps many 1

Gluten free - cutting out gluten
Gluten - 穀蛋白黏膠質
Vigilant - 警惕的 It requires vigilant label reading and a dedication to eating at home
Immune system - 免疫系統
Chronic bellyache - long lasting stomach ache
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - a disorder that affects the small and large intestine 大腸急躁症
Intestine -  腸
Cramp - (腹部)絞痛, 抽筋
Abdominal - 腹部的 abdominal pain
Constipation - 便秘
Sinus trouble - 額竇性頭痛 (前額頭痛)
Fiber - 纖維
Bloat - 膨脹, 脹氣
Osteopath - a kind of doctor that treat with the bone, 整骨醫生
Protein - 蛋白質
Wheat - 小麥
Barley - 大麥
Rye - 黑麥
Contaminate - spoilt or made poison
Oat - 燕麥
Soy sauce - 醬油
Pharmaceutical - 藥物 pill, medicine
Intolerance - cannot put up with it
Lactose - 乳糖
Celiac = coeliac - 腹腔的
Autoimmune disorder - 自我免疫失調
Fad - trend
Staple - 主食 Chinese has rice as our staple food, American has pizza and burger as their staple food
Broccoli - 球花甘藍
Ailment - minor illness
Surge - increase amount
Overwhelming - 壓倒的, 勢不可檔
Allergy - 過敏的
Fibromyalgia - 全身肌肉無力
In lieu of - instead of
Creative spin - use different ways or method to reach the same objective or some goal
Starch - 澱粉
Break the bank - too expensive
Embrace - 擁抱

Coldplay's Chris Martin 2

Indulgent - do what feels good, do whatever you want, satisfied certain craving or desire;
Tom is an indulgent  person - He is more interested in pleasing himself, less considerate of others feeling
Righteously well-behaved - fake to being well-behaved
Vegan - a person who believes in having a diet where you don't have any animal product
Vegetarian - a person don't eat meat, they will consider milk, seafood, but they don't eat any land animal
Unabashedly - 不害羞地
Abuse - 濫用 drug abuse
Campaign -  traveling around the world to motivate people
Poverty - 貧窮 his family lives below the poverty line
Attribute - 歸因(功)於 he attributed his good health to exercise
The band is bigger than the sum of it's parts

Coldplay's Chris Martin 1

Vocal - 聲音的
Social theme - social idea

Adore - worship 崇拜, people adore him for his noble character

Deliberate - choice to

Low key - low profile

Gratitude - 感激之情

Greed - 貪心

Cull - 挑出, 選出

Morsel - 一點點

Charisma - power to influence, passion, 非凡的領導力

Introspective - to think about one's self, 內省的

Obliquely - the meaning is not clear, 拐彎抹角的

Lushly - 豐富的

Melodic - 有旋律的 

Potent - 強有力的, 有影響力的 He is a potent ruler

Poetic - 富有詩意的 The dance moved with poetic grace

Stature - 高度水準 achievement, Thomas Jefferson was a man of great stature

Parachute - 降落傘

Indie darling - independent small group, independent CD producer

Stellar - excellent, 顯著的

Splinter - dividing into different groups 

Newsworthy Clip 3

Forefront - leading position; he is in the forefront of the heart surgery field
Emerge - coming out, growing, becoming more popular; The sun is emerging from the behind of the mountain
Human tissue - 人體組織;
Bladder - 膀胱, the bladder store the wasted water in our body
Organ - 器官; The human organ is very fragile
Implant - 植入; John implanted an artificial heart pump in his body.
Tinkering with the car - trying to fix the car
Progenitor - earliest form, the source from which something is descended
Milestone - an important event in the development of something
Sidestep - to avoid gracefully
Controversial - 爭論的, against; This sidesteps the controversial use of embryonic stem cell
Specimen - 樣本, sample
Tumor - 腫瘤
Stem cell - 幹細胞
Amniotic fluid - 羊水
Placenta- 胎盤
Embryonic stem cell - 胚胎幹細胞
Nerve - 神經
Liver - 肝臟
Pancreas - 胰腺
Stem cell - a cell that doesn't have a clear identity, it can be define as any cell you want it to be

Newsworthy Clip 2

1. Blogsphere - whole collection of on-line journals(blogs)
2. Atmosphere - 大氣, 空氣, 氣氛 The atmosphere in the classroom is very intense.
3. Hemisphere - 半球 (North hemisphere, south hemisphere)
4. Fever chart - 曲線圖表
5. Mash it up - putting it altogether (blend it in)
6. Revenue - 收入, 稅收, 總收入 Tax revenue increased last year, The board of directors was concerned at the drop in the company's revenues
7. Delegate - 代表, 委託 give someone a responsibility and divide the job among different people. Boss can delegate tasks to his employees.
8. Crisis - 危機, We have finally overcome the global economic crisis
9. PR- public relation
10. Teaser - a small advertisement
11. Agile - 機敏的 The boy has an agile mind, 敏捷的 The kid is as agile as a hare
12. Swirl - 旋轉 The water swirl about his feet

Newsworthy Clip 1

Canary in the coal mine- (idiom) a warning system, when you're down in the coal mine and the canary stops singing, then you'll know you don't have enough air down there
Canary - 金絲雀
Coal mine - 煤礦
Discount carrier - lower price (cheap) tickets
Lashed out - got angry, criticize in an angry way
Lunatic - 瘋子 crazy
Insult - 侮辱, 羞辱
Glitch - a small problem
Conversely - opposite, on the other hand
Tweet - 推文
Meme - a perceived understanding, especially of some situation, that spreads quickly from person to person via the internet
Perceive - 感知
brutal - very aggressive, violent, unpleasant
Bask in - enjoy the way of other people admire you
Bask in the sun - soaking in the sunlight
Bask in the love - enjoying the affection of something
Raging tweet-stream - storm of comments
Parse - separate language into different functions (ex. positive, negative )

The doctor of the future 3

Cardiology - 心臟病學

Diagnostic - 診斷 what the pain is exactly

Prognosis - what the doctor think the pain (problem) will go

The diagnosis is you have diabetes but the prognosis is very good, because if you treat it carefully you'll have a healthy life

Tap - using whats out there to make use of something, use what their peers, doctors already know

Tap into somebody's intelligent

Off and on - not constantly working on something, but taking time here and there to work on something

Renown - high reputation, highly recognized 

Pediatric - 小兒科

Neurologist - 神經病學家

Out-source - jobs going to other companies that you can out-source those jobs, get someone else to do it.

Sourcing someone - getting information form someone

Crowd-sourcing - getting the crowds opinion

Likely diagnosis - a probability diagnoses

Pore - study or look carefully at something

Perplex - very complicated

The doctor of the future 2

A little bit graphical - something a little bit violent, slightly offensive, difficult to hear

The movie is a little bit graphical - the movie is too bloody, too much violence

Cardiac surgeon - heart surgeon

Surgeon - 外科醫生

Mitral valve - prevent the blood to flow in the war it shouldn't (back into the heart)心臟僧帽瓣

Sternum - breast bone 胸骨

Slender - 修長的, thin

Incision - slide into

Invasive - 侵入的

Tremor - shake

Fatigue - 疲累

Rib - 肋骨

Staphylococcus - 葡萄球菌

Incentive - to encourage or motivate to do

Reimbursement - the salary doctor get from the insurance退款, 償還

Let done - 更不必說

Remote facility - a facility you can access on-line

Comprehensive - covers a wide range

Proctor - to watch, to supervise

Proctor a teacher - watch and learn what a teacher do

Anesthesiologist - 麻醉師

Anesthetic - 麻醉藥

Routine - a. happen normally

Skeptical - suspicious 懷疑論的

The doctor of the future 1

Prognosis - when visiting a doctor, the doctor tells you the symptom of your body, what he think the problem is, looking into the future trying to predict what will happen(預後 - 根據醫生的經驗預測疾病的發展)
Grim - not favorable, not good
Prescription - 處方
Clinic - 診所
Primary-care physician - the front-line doctor you'll see where you tell the doctor which part of the body you don't feel well and the the doctor will send you to the specialist
Virtual practice - no actual office or location
House call - go to peoples houses and help them figure out what the problem were medically
Ensuing - as a result of something else, because of something has happened before so something else happened
Publicity - 公眾, 名聲
Cobble together - do something quickly, put something together quickly
Practice - business, doctor's practice means their business
Comply with - 遵從, 順從
Shortage - lack of something
Ailment - the problem of illness, 病痛
Intuitive - understand everything very quickly, 直覺的

The changing face of TV makeup 2

Intimidating - scary, 嚇人的
Cosmetic - 化妝品
Foundation - A base makeup to cover up the flaws on the skin
Abrupt - 突然的, 唐突的, 不連貫的
Subtle - not bright, noticeable, or obvious in any way
Blend - to mix up, not to notice the makeup on the skin
Makeup is a process trying to highlight the features on the skin
Dewy - 露溼的
Translucent - lighten, allowing some light to pass through, transparent
Veil - 面紗, 薄紗
Bronzer - make the skin looks a little dark, like having a bit of sun (tan)
Matte - describe a surface that is not shiny
Bronzy - 似青銅的
Vicious cycle - a situation where you do one thing, a negative consequence happens, then by doing another thing, another problem happens; A continuous unpleasant situation, created when one problem causes another problem, which makes the first problem worse. 惡性循環
Nude - 裸的, 與生俱來的
Complexion - 膚色, 面色
Groom - v. 打扮, n. 新郎
Brow - 額頭, 眉毛
Yesteryear - a time in the past

The changing face of TV shows

Loom - 隱約的出現
Mire- 使陷入困境
Anxiety - 焦慮
Distress - 苦惱
Helplessness - 無助的
Upperclassman - 高年級生
Persist - 堅持
Strive - 努力
Leap - 跳躍
Venue - 集合地
Accommodation - 住處
Flaw - 缺點, 瑕疵
The advent of something - the beginning of something
News anchor - the host of news program
Up close and personal - whenever we are closer to people than normal
Wrinkle - 皺紋
Freckle - 斑點
Kapow - everything is magnified, cleared, exploded
Pristine picture - flawless picture
Sports junkies - people who loves sports very much
Bead - 汗珠
Fierce - strong, powerful, intense
Fashionista - someone who devoted follower of fashion
Texture - 組織, 結構
Tweed - a kind of fabric made from wool
Wool - 羊毛
Nubby - 塊狀的, bump
Talent - an informal way to say actors

Innovation on the move 2

Monitor - measuring, keep track of something
Textile - Different material to make floor, 紡織的
Tile - 地磚
Concrete - 混泥土
Envision - imagine 想像, 展望
Irritate - 使難受, 惱人的
Intuition - 直覺得, 洞察力

Innovation on the move

Innovation - making new things
On the move - transportation
Makeover - take something that already exist and change some part of it to make it better
Aston Martin - car company
High-end - very high class, very sophisticated, when talking about cars it means a very luxury car
Superfirm - a company that is very very big
Never dream of - never think of that would happen
Forge - v. create
Hassle - 麻煩, 困難
Retractable ramp - 可縮回的坡道
Turning radius - describe the minimum turning angle of a car
Boon - added bonus
Behemoth - extra large thing
Plush - high quality
Reconstituted - use different material and added together
Upholstery - 沙發
Lounge - 休息室
Mundane - ordinary

Social Media 2

Phenomenon - 現象
Industrial revolution - 工業革命
Phenomenal - 驚人的, extraordinary event
Contemplative - to think about something, to reflect the things that are going on in your life, to take time to think about what the books are talking about, 沉思
Detrimental - causing harm or damage
Scale back - to do something less
Stemmed from - came from

Social Media

Social media - on-line chatting, MSN, Facebook, Twiter
Superficial - on the surface 表面的, 膚淺的
Acquaintance - 熟人, 相識, 瞭解 (+ with)
Anti-social - against to social, stay at home, not going out to talk with people, not want to be around people very much
Negative connotation - 負面的涵意
Erode - destroying slowly 侵蝕
Shorten our attention span - short conversation on social media, as a result when we go outside we don't really want in-depth conversation or deeper conversation
in-depth - 深入
Captivate - 使著迷
Turning point - change
Take the plunge - go ahead to do something, maybe something you haven't be ready to do for a long time, or you've being reluctant to do
Reluctant - 不情願的
Tether - tight to it, attach to it
Adopting technology - try new technology right away
Early adoption = rapid adoption - someone who buys the new technology immediately when it comes out, when a new technology comes out they go right on board, they go out and buy it right away
Unchecked - without restrictions, without boundary
Intimacy - close relationship
Fragment - break up
Denizen - a person that is particularly in a place (resident)
Anxiety - anxious
Foray - taking a few time 短暫的訪問
Self-discipline - 自律, 自我訓練
Atrophy - some part of the body that have not been used for a long time, 萎縮

Cloud Computing 2

Niche - own corner, a firm selling specific product, than this particular product is the company's niche, certain category
Supersmart software - the software that can do a lot of things
Niche market - distinct market
Ubiquitous - present everywhere, hear it everywhere
Boom - a great increase
A business is booming - the business is growing, going well
Migrate - transfer
Entrepreneurship - 企業家精神, 企業家身分
Entrepreneur - 企業家, 事業創辦者
Leveling the playing field - to make something that was once unequal make it equal again
Leveling - even使平衡
Capital - money, 資本
Scale - n. capacity, size of the company
Scale up the company - v. 擴大公司規模

Cloud Computing

The sky is the limit - there is no limit
Prospect - the outlook, the expectation for the future, n. 預期
Perspective - n. 觀點
Less cloudy - less unsure
obligate - 義務
Confine - only used, locked to, 使侷限
Deride - v. to make fun of, being made fun of
Critics - 評論家
Marketing poly - scam, something done to trick you
Sweeping - wide influence
Stature - reputation, a leader of a country is a great stature, grow in stature
Prominent - very well known, very popular, very famous
Tech start-ups - technology new company
On-demand basis - on the spot
Infrastructure - architecture, hardware
Accommodate - provide
Emerging - coming out from somewhere, growing, developing; the actor emerging from the back of the stage
Emerging company - starting to notice the company

Old-Fashioned Bicycle

Overwhelm - v. 戰勝, 征服, 壓倒, 覆蓋, 淹沒, 使受不了, 使不知所措 (+by/with)

Sturdy - a. 健壯的, 結實的, 健康的

Attuned to - a. paying more attention

Frugality - n. the way of spending money, spend money wisely, saving your money, finding the best deal

Frugal sometimes has a negative connotation to it.

Connotation - n. 含蓄, 言外之意

Stingy - a. 小氣的

Someone who's cheap, stingy - very very against on spending money on anything

Someone who's frugal - chooses what they will spend money on

Holland - 荷蘭

Amsterdam - capital of Holland

Opportune time - good, convenient time

Authentic - a. 可信的

Enthusiastic - a. 熱情的 (+about/over/at)

Athlete - n. 運動員

Condense - v. 壓縮, 濃縮

Racer - bike for racing, thin tire

Commute - 通勤, a journey made regularly between home and work

Errand - n. 差事, 差使, 任務

Attribute - v. 把... 歸功於

Recession - 衰退期, 經濟衰退

Undeterred - not discouraged by something difficult

Thaw - to warm up (weather or economic, finance)

Things are thawing - people can spend money again, because the economic is thawing

Restraint - n. 限制, 抑制

Threefold - a. 三倍的

Fender - n. 擋泥板

Hubble : Our Heavenly View of Space 3

Take a look at the big picture
Fascinating - charming a. 迷人的
Ingenuity - n. thinking in a very clever way, thinking of new ways to do things, thinking outside the box.
Ingenuity - a. genius, ingenious
Roadblock - obstruction, obstacle n. 阻礙
Ergonomic - 研究人及工作環境(使用的設備及機器)之間的關係的學科; 人類工程學
Blast - shot to somewhere
Lift off - blast off
I had a blast - I had a lot of fun
Cosmos - 宇宙
Faucet handle- 6 or 8 sides for easy handling
Wrench - 板手
Tinker with - making small changes to something

20100309 - CPBE English interview skill

Curve ball question - unexpected question
Personality is more important than ability
Self introduction - 2-3 minutes

Hubble : Our Heavenly View of Space 2

Eagle Nebula - Know as the birth place of stars
Nebula - cloud
Inauspicious start - not a very good way to start, unpleasant, unsuccessful, not favorable, unlucky beginning
Auspicious words - good words, words of good luck, well wishes
In - (Prefix)  - not good, negative of something
Distortion - twisted
Fuzzy image - unclear image
Blurry image - unclear image
Rewriting books - making, advancing, updating the books
Chief
Associate Science Administrator
Surpass - exceeded
Surpass expectations - exceeded what people thinks, exceeded peoples expectations
Conceive - brought, receive, thought, imagine (Usually used with technology)
When computer was first created it was humongous so people may not have be able to conceive what it would look like many years later
Eager - 急迫的
If all goes well - if all goes smoothly
Constellation - 星座
Propel - 推進
Propeller - 推進器
Latch - 鎖上
Fiery demise - 燒盡
Fiery - 火的
Demise - 死亡 Something comes to an end
Yearn - strongly desire, yearn to answer
Blaze a trail - to do something or go somewhere that no one else has done or gone before

Hubble : Our Heavenly View of Space

Hubble was launched at 1990
Telescope - an instrument that can see very far away
Microscope - an instrument that can see very small things
Prefix - 字首, scope has many prefixes
Voyage - 航行
Astronomy - study of star and space
Astrology - mystical aspect; like fortune teller
Astronomer - the person who studies star and space
Orbit - around the earth, the path that is traveling
Vivid - very detail, full with life, colorful, picture that is very detail
Appear three-dimensional - length, height, depth
Iconic - a symbol that represents something specific; something iconic means that it has a lot of meaning for a lot of people
Beamed down - to photograph
Stellar - a. star
Planetary - a. 行星的
Portrait - a. photograph 照片
Throes -having a lot of pain; throes of birth
Stalking - following something or someone
Galaxy - 銀河
Chunk - 相當大的部分
Comet - 彗星
Jupiter - 木星 ; chunk of comet slamming into Jupiter.
Spectacular scene - 壯觀
Grace note - an unnecessarily added touch, usually a little of something that adds beauty
Speck of light - 微小的光
Molecules - particle 分子
Curator - 館長
Stunning imagery - 驚人的影像
Hamper - to make something more difficult, making something slow something down; because of the computer failure this telescope was not as useful or powerful as it was before(it once was)
High-profile - many people know about it
Choreograph - arranged in certain way, carefully arranged
Gyroscope - an instrument that help things to stay balanced
Delicate task - 需要小心處理的工作
Entail - v. 必須, 使承擔 - something that is required, required task, something that involved in the task; what is your job entail? = what is your job requirements? = what is your job responsibilities?
Composition - 構圖
Vastly - 龐大地, 巨大地, 極大地

Nursing Home Kindergarten 1

Void - emptiness
Hospitalize
Half-Daze - semi-confuse state
Kindergarten
Kindergartner
Grimace - an expression of pain in which the muscles of the face are tighten and the face looks twisted
Spreading the vision
Prompt - motivated to do something
Implement - make it to work, make a plan into operation
Senior center = nursing home
Passed on to our next generation
Run with - take a ideal and implement it, take it to the next level

Nursing Home Kindergarten

Fortunately - 幸運的 luckily
Ceremony
Gown - graduation gown
Celebration
Nursing home
Synergy - collaborate, two group or more to create better outcome
Compassion - deep interest in caring for people
Walker - 助步器
Phenomenal - 驚人的
Pass on
Blossoming - to become more successful or confident; usually used for flower blossom
Praise - 讚美, 讚揚, 稱讚

Getting Smart About Science 1

Unresolved - anything that is not figure out yet
Resolve - v. 1. Usually have two differing opinion and there need to be a decision made between two; 2. Usually involve other people with different opinion or disagreements; n. Determination to do something, having the ability to put your mind to something deliberately

Solve - v. the answer to the problem doesn't involve any disagreements
Enact - v. 制定 (法案)
Dispute - v. n.爭議
Synonymous - a. 同義 same meaning
Eventually - a. finally
Alter - v. slightly change of something
I'll alter my wake up time in the morning
The evidence is not conclusive, therefore is not yet a big snowball
Are you buying that fact?
buying - make decision on whether you'll believe it or not
Empower - to become assertive, 有獨斷立
Assertive - 獨斷的
Magic bullet - easy solution
There is no magic bullet to global warming
Anecdote - 小道消息
Prestigious - high reputation

Getting Smart About Science

Sift - filter, sift through
Sip a steady stream - take a little at a time
Refine - make it pure, remove unwanted substance
Moderation - at a reasonable level
Painstaking - extremely careful, making a lot of effort on it
Conclusively prove - proving something without doubt
Statistic - 統計, 數據
Spectacular - super, fantastic
Epidemiology - study of disease
Bottom line - end result
Absolute risk -
Relative risk -
Bottom line - what is it really want to say
assess - 評估

Timeless Entertainment 2

Recap - 重述要點
Shuttle - shuttle bus, moving from one place to another
Pilot - a trial television program made as a test for a proposed series
Marooned - adj. stuck somewhere, no way of getting out of a situation
Prequel - 先行篇 what comes before
Sequel - 續集 what comes next
Adolescent - teenager years
Reinvigorate - to give new lift and energy
Tired franchise - old brand, tired brand
Elaborate - very complex, complicated
Fueling - creating, add to
Device - method
Consecutively - in the original order
Maneuvering - 巧妙的操縱
Space-time continuum - space - time like a hole
Heist - theft, fraud
Duplicitous - dishonest
Safe cracker - person who opens safe
Savant - like logistic skill - 類似專業的邏輯能力
Savant - exceptional, extraordinary ability especially in a specific area
Strike a chord - to be interested in something

I see you

Schmaltz - 極度感傷
Verbalize - 以言語表述
Knack - 熟練
Consciousness - 清醒,有知覺
Diligence - 勤勉 diligence is one element of success
Hygiene measures - 衛生措施
Sanitizer - 消毒殺菌劑

Timeless Entertainment 1

Dissolve - 分解
Mineral - 礦物
Conductor - 導體, 領導人, 管理人
Timeless - Something that doesn't get old, there is always someone like it (Timeless music, timeless book), seems new, not trendy, stays fresh, will last forever
Classic - another way of saying timeless
Keep someone on their toes - Keep someone always being prepared, keep someones mind always be ready for something
Warp - twist something (The plastic got warp by the high heat)
Coexist - exist at the same time
Accelerate - going faster
Intriguing - interesting in a mysterious way
Big screen - also called silver screen, screen in the theater
Small screen - television
Narrative - story
Temporal - related to time
Temporal relativity
Stylistic signature - a unique (distinct) style that represents someone
Leverage - influence and power
Compose - to write (a poetry, ... etc.), 作(詩)
Feature treatment
Gen-Y - generation of 80s and 90s
Gen-X - generation of 60s and 70s
Defunct - no longer around anymore , a defunct company - the company is out of business or being absorbed by another company
Hit it big - to success
Bent - n. talent, natural skill, natural ability
Amnesia - got loss of memory, forget about the past
Amend - to change something to make it better
Cryogenic - in extremely low temperature, preserve some kind of life
Slumber - sleep,睡眠

Queen of the Mist

Suicidal - 自殺的
Escapade - Behavior that is not very controlled, doing something unusual
Craftsman - 工匠
Sturdy - 結實的, firm, strong
Cushion - 墊子
Lid - 蓋子
Unconscious - 失去知覺
Daze - 頭昏
Injury - n. 傷害
Injure - v. 受傷
Someone's sprite - the emotion what you have feel at that time
Facilitate another thing - make something possible, easier
Scrape - 刮
Upstream - 上游
Destine - 註定, something must going to happen
Wedge - 困住, 卡住, stuck
Scow - flat bottom boat
Brink - the edge of a cliff
Guardian - protector
Strand - 擱淺
Plunging - a. 跳
Sustain - v. 忍受, 承受
Bail - 保釋

Attracted to Danger

Aquarium - 水族館
Ledge - 暗礁, 岩石突出部
Border crossing - 出/入境
Awe - n. 敬畏, 畏怯 ; a. 使敬畏, 使畏怯
National anthem - 國歌
Feat - 武藝, 技藝
Scamper - run quickly
Gasp - take a deep breath
Audibly - loudly
Gasp audibly - take a deep breath loudly
Astonishment - shock, amaze
Thrill - sudden intense exciting moment
Spectators - audiences, crowds, observers
Shackle - a chain that is fasten on hand or leg 手銬, 腳鐐
Confine - restrict 限制
Abyss - a very deep hole that seems have no end
Enormous - large, huge, 巨大, 龐大
Patriotic - to show love of your country
Publicity - 宣揚, 宣傳
Leap - jump, 跳
Emerge - 浮出
Insane - 精神病的, 瘋狂的
Railing - 欄杆
Fascinate - v. 迷人
Fascinated - a. 著迷

The Formidable Falls

Mist - thin cloud over the water
Delight - 欣喜,愉快
Veil - 面紗
Unveil - 揭露
Winery - 釀酒廠
Formidable - very inspiring, filled with odd and wonder, if you imagine something is formidable is also very powerful
Vine - 葡萄樹
Vineyard - 葡萄園
Majestic - 雄偉的
Bridal veil - 新娘面紗
Niagara fall is made up by three falls:
1. Horseshoe fall
2. American fall
3. Bridal veil fall
Daredevil - people who likes to do dangerous things, people who like to take on dares
Rolling - goes up and down
Enchantment - 迷人之處 Charming
Conservatory - 保存的
Maid of honor - 伴娘
Best man - 伴郎
Maid - 少女
Don - to put on a piece of clothing
Poncho - 雨衣
Drench - getting wet
Mere - only
Excavate - dig out
Immense - large
Whirlpool - 旋渦
Vertex - 頂天
Stunter - another way to say daredevils
Conquer - 征服

NEWSworthy Clips 3

Confess - 坦白,供認,承認
Chemical compound - substance that is mad of two or more chemical elements
Trait - particular characteristic
Heir - 繼承者
Resistance - a substance prevent the flow of electricity through it
Quantum - 量子, smallest amount or unit of something
Electron - 電子
Spintronics - 自旋電子學 (探索電子的量子性能)
Atom - 原子
Furnace - 暖氣爐
Pave - 鋪
Pavement - 人行道
Paradigm shift - whole new way of doing somthing
Paradigm - standard concept way of thinking
Bismuth telluride - Bi2Te3

NEWSworthy Clips 2

Wool - clothing material
Hand-woven - 手工　
Numb - 麻木
Smother - 使窒息
Dense - thick and compact
Woven - past tense of weave
Thick - 粗, 密集
Inhabitant - n. (某地區的)居民 resident
Biting wind - chilly wind
Loom - weave machine 編織機
Slump - period of decline
Fabric - 布料
Sank - past tense of sink (Means shrinking)
Weaving a profitable future - weave over here doesn't mean weaving cloth, here means creating
Sagging - same meaning with slump
Up-and-comers - becoming more and more popular, rising star
Up-and-coming network company
Mothballed mill - mothball here doesn't mean the mothball company, it means a mill that has been shut down in the past
Mothball - a little white ball you put in the closet to prevent moth and cockroach eating clothes
Commission - starting
Vibrant - looks lively, brighter
Bold style - 大膽的設計
Check - 格子圖案
Premier - First appearance
Furnish - 給配置
Furniture - 家俱
Furnishings - 配置家俱

NEWSworthy Clips

Bacterium - 細菌
Bacteria - Plural of bacterium
Germ
Infectious diseases - 傳染疾病
Infectious(adj.), Infection(n.)
Figure of speech - a word that diverge from its original (normal, literal) meaning
such as:
Virtually - practically (virtual character - not real)
In reality - lets get back to business
Diverge - 偏離
Literal - directly translate by word
Ambiguity - The meaning is not clear
Paranoia - n. 偏執狂 irrational fear, unreasonable fear
Paranoid
Swine flu - 豬流感
Grab the spotlight - get all the attention
-phobe - people that are afraid of something
-phobia - afraid
Germaphobea - (this is not a real word) meaning people that are afraid of germs
Microbial - adj. 微生物的
Microorganism - n. 微生物
Hype - Things that News paper puts a lot of attention on
Rag - kitchen rag
Stew - grow, hot pot

Mastering The Interview 2

Intimidated - frighten, frustrated
Cordial - very friendly, very polite
Keep it businesslike - keep it professional
Engaged - Knowing the situation, knowing whats going on
I wasn't very engaged (involved) in the conversation
Rapport - relation
Overshare - overdump
Boastful - very proud about something, to show knowing something
Cocky - Unformal way to say over confident
Irritate - annoying
Discourage - turns you down
Encourage - cheers you up
Gap in your resume - between jobs
Interim - Time between jobs
Posture - sit up straight
Debrief - Something to do after the event, look at everything and get information that is helpful
In one piece - survived
Courtesy - polite
Faith
Reassure - relax, with no doubt

Mastering The Interview

Tackle
Tense - nervous
Crucial - important, important role in people's life
Fierce - intense
Competition is fierce - 競爭激烈
Fierce animal - danger animal
Nailing the interview - hit it on the target, to success
Separating yourself from the pack - make yourself different, make yourself stand out
Resume: 1. short and concise, 2. layout, 3. pages (max. 2 pages)
Winging it - on-the-fly, not fully prepared for something
Regret - if you could go back in time you'll do it differently
Fall short - set a goal but didn't achieve it
Articulate - 1. say it out loud, practicing it 2. say it clearly, to connect with others
Practice makes it perfect
Empty phrase - meaningless phrase, flowery , fluffy phrase
Buzzword - very routine and cliched phrase, lingo phrase, jargon phrase
Regurgitating - someone else's phrase is in your mind, to choose something digest it and spit it out
Sarcastic - ironic
Inside and out - very familiar with something
A few minutes early is fine, more than that is awkward and a little rude
Sets someone off - making someone angry
Anxious - nervous, tense, uneasy

多益考前必背單字

Anticipate-預期, expected

Appealing-具有吸引力的

Approach-v.接近, n. 方式

Appropriate-適當, moderate

Approximately-大約地

Auditor-稽徵人員

Broadcast-廣播

Campaign-大規模的活動

Candidate-候選人

Celebrity-名人

Certificate-證明書

Cessation-終止(Contract合約)

Commitment-承諾,努力

Commodity-商品

Complimentary-免費的,讚美的話

Complementary-互補

Eligible for-合適的,符合資格的

Feature-v. 特色,n. 專欄

Guarantee-保證 Warrant

Luxurious-奢侈的

Subscription-subscribe,訂閱

Consecutive-連續的

Deficient-不足的

Dazzling Display 2

Red maples

Anthocyanin-花青素

Riddle-mystery 謎

Ultraviolet ray (UV)

Photosynthesis

Silvics-the scientific study of tree life

Ample-abundant, a lot (Ample moisture)

Drab-boring

Moderate-appropriate, 適當

Spectacular- splendid view, 壯觀