Week 4 (3/18)－Joan70603的部落格

Notes

1. Lesson 3 : In the Garden

Chapter 5 : Manners: Do Children Really Need Them?

Chapter 6 : The Nanny Diaries

2. metaphorically speaking 打個比方

successive

nasty joke / nasty situation

3.You are on the right track. 你很進入狀況。

4.Just follow your own pulse.

5. Pefix , root and suffix

inter- : among, between

e.g. interact , interstate , interval

mani- : hand

e.g. manipulate , manicure , maniacal

-ize : cause to be

e.g. realize , ionize , idealize

Vocabulary

1.outcast /'ɑʊtk,æst/ (n.)

(1) someone who is not accepted by other people

She felt like a social outcast.

2.outcry /'ɑʊtkr,ɑɪ/ (n.)

(1) an expression of strong anger or disapproval by many people

(2) a reaction showing that people are angry or unhappy about something

They were surprised by the outcry against the casino proposal.
There was a lot of public outcry over his racial comments.

3.asterisk /'æstɚɪsk/ (n.)

(1) a symbol * that is used in printed text especially to tell someone to read a note that can be found at the bottom of a page

But this is merely a footnote, an asterisk in the record book of humanity.

4.temperament /t'ɛmprəmənt/ (n.)

(1) the usual attitude, mood, or behavior of a person or animal

The two women were opposite in temperament.

5.sloth /sl'oθ/ (n.)

(1) the quality or state of being lazy
(2) a type of animal that lives in trees in South and Central America and that moves very slowly
the sins of gluttony and sloth

6.pediatrician /p,idiətr'ɪʃən/ (n.)

(1) a doctor who treats babies and children

The doctor to whom you would take your 3-year-old is an example of a pediatrician.

7.impulsive /ɪmp'ʌlsɪv/ (adj.)

(1) doing things or tending to do things suddenly and without careful thought
(2) acting or tending to act on impulse
(3) done suddenly and without planning : resulting from a sudden impulse
She's impulsive and often does things that she later regrets.
She made an impulsive decision to quit her job.

8.productive /prəd'ʌktɪv/ (adj.)

(1) doing or achieving a lot
(2) working hard and getting good results
(3) producing or able to produce something especially in large amounts
(4) causing or resulting in something
I had a very productive day.
I am most productive in the morning.
Some staff members are more productive than others.

9.manner /m'ænɚ/ (n.)

(1) the way that something is done or happens
(2) the way that a person normally behaves especially while with other people
She has a very forceful manner of speaking.
I objected to the manner in which the decision was made.

10.consideration /kəns,ɪdɚ'eʃən/ (n.)

(1) careful thought : the act of thinking carefully about something you will make a decision about
(2) a desire to avoid doing something that will make another person sad, upset, angry, etc.
(3) something that you think about when you make a choice or decision
You should give some serious consideration to your retirement plans.
Show some consideration and turn down that radio.
Economic considerations forced her to delay her education.

11.slam /sl'æm/ (v.)

(1) to close (something) in a forceful way that makes a loud noise
(2) to set or throw (something) in a forceful way that makes a loud noise
(3) to hit something with a lot of force
He slammed the door in my face.
He stepped inside and let the door slam behind him.
The car slid on the ice and slammed into a tree.

12.spoil /sp'ɔɪl/ (v.)

(1) to have a bad effect on (something)
(2) to damage or ruin (something)
(3) to decay or lose freshness especially because of being kept too long
(4) to give (someone, such as a child) everything that he or she wants
(5) to have a bad effect on (someone) by allowing too many things or by not correcting bad behavior
The fight spoiled the party.
Exposure to air will spoil the wine.
The milk was beginning to spoil.
The hotel spoils their guests with fine dining and excellent service.

13.helpless /h'ɛlpləs/ (adj.)

(1) not protected : not able to defend yourself
(2) unable to do something to make a situation, task, etc., better or easier
(3) not able to be controlled
he civilians were helpless against their attackers.
The crowd was helpless with laughter.

14.consequently /k'ɑnsəkwəntli/ (adv.)

(1) as a result

(2) in view of the foregoing

(3) accordingly

He didn't wake up early. Consequently, he was late to work.

15.wail /w'el/ (v.)

(1) to make a loud, long cry of sadness or pain
(2) to make a long, high sound
(3) to complain in a loud voice
The child started wailing after she stumbled and fell.
She wailed that the vacation was ruined.

16.writhe /r'ɪθ/ (v.)

(1) to twist your body from side to side

She lay on the floor, writhing in pain.

17.infant /'ɪnfənt/ (n.)

(1) a very young child

He showed us a picture of his infant daughter.

18.toddler /t'ɑdlɚ/ (n.)

(1) a young child who is just learning to walk

Melissa smiled in response, her hands full with a toddler trying to steal another's oranges.

19.proceed /prəs'id/ (v.)

(1) to continue to do something
(2) to continue being done
(3) to do something after you have done something else
We will proceed according to plan.
The crowd proceeded toward the exits.

20.reinforce /r,iɪnf'ɔrs/ (v.)

(1) to strengthen (a group of people) with new supplies or more people
(2) to strengthen (something, such as clothing or a building) by adding more material for support
(3) to encourage or give support to (an idea, behavior, feeling, etc.)
The captain sent out another squad to reinforce the troops.
The bad weather forecast only reinforces our decision to leave early tomorrow.
We do our best to reinforce good conduct in the classroom.

21.grief /gr'if/ (n.)

(1) deep sadness caused especially by someone's death
(2) a cause of deep sadness
(3) trouble or annoyance
He has been unable to recover from his grief at his son's death.
Trying to fix the computer isn't worth the grief ..
He's taken a lot of grief from his friends.

22.chatter /tʃ'ætɚ/ (v.)

(1) to talk in a quick or casual way
(2) to make clicking sounds by knocking together rapidly
(3) to make fast and usually high-pitched sounds
Children chattered in the middle of the playground.
My teeth were chattering from the cold.
Birds chattered in the trees.

23.propel /prəp'ɛl/ (v.)

(1) to push or drive (someone or something) forward or in a particular direction

He grabbed him and propelled him through the door.

24.shin /ʃ'ɪn/ (n.)

(1) the front part of the vertebrate leg below the knee

E, Abdomen of female from f, end of shin and foot-segments magniside.

25.remainder /rɪm'endɚ/ (n.)

(1) the part that is left when the other people or things are gone, used, etc.
(2) the number that is left when one number is subtracted from another number
(3) the number that is left over when one number does not divide evenly into another number
2 subtracted from 5 gives a remainder of 3.