Vocabulary 2

something that blocks you so that noun (BELONGING TO)

movement, going forward, or noun something that is typical of one
Obstacles
action is prevented or made more /ˈɒ b.stə .kə l/ person, group, or thing:
difficult on two counts 对两方面
[C] something that is successful,
or that is achieved after a lot of misled 误导(v) /ˌmɪsˈliːd/
work or effort:Getting the two 具体
leaders to sign a peace treaty was
Concrete /ˈkɒ ŋ.kriːt/
specific, concrete, particular, definite
his greatestaccomplishment.
noun Inevitably, 不可避免地， /ɪˈnev.ɪ.tə .bə l/
[U] the finishing of something:We
Accomplishments through you are
celebrated the /ə ˈkʌm.plɪʃ.mə nt/
successful accomplishment of our heading for a
你正走向精神崩潰
task nervous
[C] a skill:Cordon bleu cookery is breakdown
just one of her many conspicuously
accomplishments. 明顯遺漏
omits
making you feel very excited and adjective grappling with 拼殺
Exhilarating
happy: /ɪɡ ˈzɪl.ə .reɪ.tɪŋ/
Conjunction
making you feel annoyed or less Unless /ə nˈles/
adjective except if 除非
Frustrating confident because you cannot
/frʌsˈtreɪ.tɪŋ/ to take part in something;
achieve what you want: engage sb in conversation FORMAL:
used for saying that something is engage in /ɪnˈɡ eɪdʒ/
to start a conversation with
very difficult to believe; adverb
Incredibly someone
Not believable /ɪnˈkred.ə .bli/ Adjective
EXTREMELY
useful, important, or good enough
mentally and Worthwhile to be a suitable reward for the /ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl/
physically 身心疲惫 money or time spent or the
exhausting effort made:
Noun(STRANGE) Debrief =Feedback
the quality of being strange or
peculiarity /pɪˌkjuː.liˈær.ə .ti/
unusual, or an unusual Adjective (FIZZY)
characteristic or habit: effervescent /ˌef.əˈves.ənt/
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bubbles of gas; (ACTIVE)
active, positive, and full of energy;
(ACTIVE)
noun: effervescence
active, positive, and full of energy;
noun
noun: effervescencea Digestion when your body digests food, /daɪˈdʒes.tʃə n/
or your ability to digest food
preposition
without taking any notice of or
noun
being influenced by; /dɪˈspaɪt/ recovery the process of getting back
/rɪˈkʌv.ə r.i/
Despite something lost, especiallyhealth,
notprevented by
ability, possessions
verb (COMBINE)
verb also co-ordinate to make many
(TRAIN) different things work effectively as
Derail
If a train derails or is derailed, it /ˌdiːˈreɪl/
Coordinate a whole /kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.neɪt/
comes off the railwaytracks.
noun (MATCH)
an event which is to match or look attractive
either unpleasant or unusual together
without incident /ˈɪnt.sɪ.də nt/
Incident Verb
with nothing unpleasant
or unusual happening
accomplish to finish something successfully /əˈkɑːm.plɪʃ/
or to achieve something
平安無事
something that you do because it
noun
a means to an
something bad which happens that will help you to achieve something
is not expected orintended, and end
which often damages something else 達到目的的手段
or injuressomeone /ˈæk.sɪ.də nt/
Accident Drawback Disadvantage /ˈdrɔː.bæk/
by accident
without intending to, or without Emerging market
being intended Verb
偶然，意外地 to experience something that is
undergoing /ˌʌn.dəˈɡəʊ/
Adjective (FIZZY) unpleasant or something that involves a
effervescent /ˌef.əˈves.ənt/ change
An effervescent liquid produces
Verb
bubbles of gas; Reform
to make an improvement, especially by
/rɪˈfɔːm/

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changing a person's behaviour or the that
structure of something
Try earnestly and persistently to
尤指透過改變人的行為或事物的構造
Urge persuade someone to do
而）改革，改進，改造
something
Adjective
[Formal] An exponential rate of increase Attraction-
exponential /ˌek.spəˈnen.ʃəl/
becomes quicker and quicker as the seeking bimbo on Attraction-seeking whore
thing that increases becomes larger social media
Since then 自那以后 Benevolent, just, courteous, wise,
Poverty 仁義禮智信溫良
减贫 honest, pleasant, kind, respectful,
reduction 恭儉讓
frugal, tolerant
with this in mind 考虑到这一点
Bento/boxed
A slowdown meal/to-go box
verb [ T ] Little punk Lil’punk=lil’shit
[formal or specialized] architecture to
underpin
give support, strength, or a basic
ˌʌn.dəˈpɪn/ Act cute/sweet
talk/ better
structure to something
someone up/ flirt
Acknowledge 确认 /cuddly
Unless 除非 Freshmen,
sophomore,
Articulated
junior, senior
, however. Anytime/no
Although… strings attached
Coalesce into Good luck/cheer
Merely think up/keep it up/go
只是表面地思考 for it
superficially
fall into the trap sworn
陷入简单的陷阱
of simply…
stunts
but rather ensure 而是确保

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genuine can start by reading articles such as

e.g. exclusive benefits “Studying Abroad for Dummies."

exclusive
（如果你想要出國留學，可以從閱讀
Pampering Trio 留學懶人包下手。）
spa treatments A: I am a really nice boyfriend,
(facial,
massage, Waxing 蜜臘 right?（A：我是一個超棒的男友
waxing and 吧？）
nails
B: You’re so full of yourself. /
Idyllic beaches,
Join us on a road trip across the Don’t be a smug.（B：你少臭美
historical
splendour and island of Sicily, showing off its best 了！）
Irresistible food,
angles wherever we go.
wine and olive oil Does being a caring guy mean that
seamless I can finally get a girlfriend?（當一

universality 個暖男可以讓我交到女朋友嗎？）

After two days of nonstop working, Don’t give up just yet, hang in

our crew members went nuts.（經 there!（不要放棄，撐著點！）

過兩天沒日沒夜的工作，組員們都快 B: Are you kidding me? It’s all the

瘋了。） rage nowadays.（B：廢話，這東西

I know the finals are tough, but you 現在正夯耶！）

just have to suck it up and deal with Some people feel like they have to

it.（我知道期末考很不容易，但你就 look out for number one.（有些人

忍著點撐過去吧。） 就是喜歡強出頭。）

If you want to study abroad, you Jolin Tsai likes to keep a low profile,

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so she barely shows up on TV.（蔡 上。除了 stunned 外，還可以用
依林喜歡保持低調，所以她很少上電 dumbfounded 或 flabbergasted。
視。） That was a really good deal! I think I
I told my boss that I was sick, so got more bang for my buck.（那真
this party is a really low-key event. 是一筆好買賣，我覺得超划算的。）
（我跟老闆請病假，所以這場派對辦
得相當低調。）

I really loved your pitch. You totally

nailed it!（我超愛你的簡報，幹得
好！）

Get out of here 不一定是滾開的意

思，也可以用來表示驚訝。表示驚訝 How to clarify writing topic:

時的就類似中文口語的「真的假 Clear to know the meaning of question or statement

的」、「少來了」、「別開玩笑 Find out any word or expression in the topic that are capable of more than one
meaning
了」。所以另外一種說法就是 You’
any assumption implied or stated explicitly in the topic
ve got to be kidding me。
**NOTICE:

thing/attraction which/where I interest to google it

你是否也看過網路上一些文章的標題 the phrase that I want to learn to use it

寫著「XXX 讓 13 億人都驚呆了」？ the word which I don’t understand

驚呆了雖然和傻眼有相似的意思，但 ******

表達上更為強烈，故很適合用在行銷

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Capo market is demanding my attention. After having wandered dresses, and the balconies plenty so people could watch others make
through a cobweb of lanes, I have suddenly landed here, at one of their entrance.
Palermo’s many lively markets. Vendors in grease-stained aprons
toss cheesy balls of rice into bubbling vats of oil. Others twirl offal
kebabs on charcoal grills, filling the air with smoke, while fishmongers Trait VS Process

fillet the day’s catch hauled in from the Mediterranean. And how Innated/Innate VS Learning process
about those mouth-watering purple melanzane (aubergines) and ruby-
Assigned VS Emergent
red pomodorini (cherry tomatoes)? Before I can inspect the glistening
vegetables, I must jump out of the way of a stampede of schoolboys in
hot pursuit of a neon-yellow football. I’m overwhelmed by all the
1.Scenery 風景
fragrances, colours, sounds, people and delicacies; there’s something
happening wherever I look.
哪些字有風景的意思呢？spectacle、view、sight、vision 和
scenery 都可以當「風景」，但意思有些不同。表達「風景」
意思最直接的字是 scenery，和它很像的一個字是 scene。
Golden palace was built on the orders of Emperor Napoleon III as part
of the great Parisian renovation project carried out by Baron
Scene 指某個事件發生的場景，像犯罪現場叫 crime scene ；
Haussmann, the sumptuous Palais Garnier opera house was named
抽象名詞是 scenery，意思是「風景」或「景色」。
after architect Charles Garnier and opened its doors in 1875. Its most
eye-catching feature is the dramatic central staircase constructed in
例如：
various colours of marble. Since visiting an opera or ballet was a luxury
only the rich and famous could afford, it was a see-and-be-seen event. The police are searching the crime scene.（警方正在搜查犯
That’s why the staircase was wide enough to make a dramatic 罪現場。）
entrance, the stops shallow so women wouldn’t trip over their
The scenery really was beautiful.（那裡風景真是美。）

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The river passes through a rich variety of scenery.（河流穿越 From the plane we had a bird ' s eye view of London.（我們
過豐富的景緻。） 從飛機上鳥瞰倫敦。）

2.Spectacle 壯觀的風景 4.Sight 景色、景象

Spect 這個字原本就是「看」的意思，加了一複數字尾的 Sight 和 view 一樣，是眼睛看到的景象。但和 view 不同的是

spectacles 意思「眼鏡」；spectacle 意思是壯觀的風景，也 sight 看到的不一定都是美景，也可能是可怕的景象。
可以引申為讓人大開眼界或驚嚇的場面。
The Great Wall is one of the sights of the world.（長城是世界
A magnificent spectacle spread itself out before the eyes of 名勝之一。）
the travelers.（在旅行者們的眼前，展開一幅多麼美妙的圖畫
呀！）
The girl dreaded the sight of snakes.（那女孩害怕看到蛇。）

Don't make a spectacle of yourself.（你不要出洋相。）

5.Landscape （陸上的） 風景、景觀
3.View 景色
Landscape 裡藏著一個字 land，陸地的意思，這個字從文藝
復興時候才開始出現的，原來指的是田園部落。也可以指造景、
View 這個詞是指從一個特定的視點看到的美景。我們常看到 山水畫、風景畫。
的用法還有 bird’s eye view，意思是鳥瞰。
From the hill he looked down on the peaceful landscape.（他
There ' s a fine view of the lake from our hotel window.（從我 站在山上眺望下面的寧靜景色。）
們旅館的窗口可以看到湖的美麗風光。）
We drank in the beauty of the landscape .（我們陶醉在美景
中。）

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