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

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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

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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

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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