2018-04-20

# 6 ESL Cyber Listening Lab

1.       trim
Ø  (v.) 修剪、修整
to make something tidier or more level by cutting a small amount off it
My hair needs trimming.
我的頭髮需要剪一剪。
Ø  (v.) 消減、減少
to reduce the amount or size of something
They're trying to trim their costs, so staff who leave are not being replaced.
他們正試圖降低成本,所以沒有安排填補離職員工的空缺。
Ø  (adj.) 苗條的
approving thin in an attractive and healthy way
You're looking very trim - have you lost weight?
你看起來很苗條——你減肥了嗎?
Ø  (n.) 修剪、修整
an act of making something, especially someone's hair, tidier or more level by cutting a small amount off it
I asked the hairdresser for a trim.
我請理髮師給我修剪一下頭髮。

2.       specialize (v.) 專攻、專門從事
to spend most of your time studying one particular subject or doing one type of business
She hired a lawyer who specializes in divorce cases.
她請了個專打離婚官司的律師。

3.       accident (n.) 意外、事故
something bad that happens that is not expected or intended and that often damages something or injures someone
Josh had an accident and spilled water all over his work.
喬希不小心把作業上灑得都是水。
Ø  by accident 偶然地意外地
without intending to, or without being intended
I deleted the file by accident.
我不小心刪掉了那個檔案。

4.       prank 
Ø  (n.) 胡鬧、玩笑、惡作劇
a trick that is intended to be funny but not to cause harm or damage
I've had enough of your childish pranks.
我受夠了你孩子般的胡鬧了。
Ø  (v.) 對…胡鬧、對…惡作劇
to play a trick on someone that is intended to be funny but not to cause harm or damage
He finally realized he'd been pranked.
他終於明白自己被人惡作劇了。

5.       satisfied (adj.) 滿足的滿意的
pleased because you have got what you wanted, or because something has happened in the way that you wanted
Some people are never satisfied!
有些人永遠不會滿足!





2018-04-16

#5 Free writing


A place that is special to you

I have a very special place, that is my grandma's home. My grandma's home is in Kinmen. I have to go by plane and boat to cross the Taiwan Strait before I arrive. Because of the long distance, I have visited very few times.
In Kinmen, what I like to do most is sit on the balcony every afternoon. Enjoy the warm sun and cool winds. Occasionally, I will chat with my grandmother, or relax and discard my worries. Enjoy the hard-won leisure time.



Tools:
    1.googletranslate

    2.Cambridge Advanced Learners’ Dictionary

2018-04-01

#4 Collocation

1.        scandal (n.) 醜聞、反感
corruption scandal 貪污醜聞
His flight came as a major corruption scandal was enveloping his already controversial administration.

2.        exploit (v.) 利用、開發
fully exploit 充分利用
British military spokesman Lieutenant Peter Darling tells VOA he has no information about the scale or scope of this apparent uprising, but says British forces are firing on " targets of opportunity " from the outskirts of the city in what he calls an attempt to fully exploit the situation.

3.        breach (n.) 破壞、違反
material breach 重大違反
The Iraqi envoy called the military campaign " a flagrant material breach of international law ".

4.        strengthen (v.) 增強,加強、鞏固
further strengthen進一步地增強
A White House spokeswoman said they expressed a desire to further strengthen the United States-Japan alliance.

5.         assure (v.) 向…保證、讓…放心
can assure 可以保證

I can assure you that at least my students have done a lot in this.