英文連結教學介紹(英文雜記)－JoshS的部落格

******* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrevW9Juq44 使役動詞秒殺 jefft 張老師

使役動詞 : 使他人或他物去勞役的動詞

使役動詞有以下四種:

1 let + O + 原V

2 have + O + 原V(人) or PP(物)

3. make + O + 原V(人) or PP(物)

4 get、want、force、cause + O + to 原V(人) or PP(物)

****** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMlv_O3clFk 時態相關多益秒殺 jeff張老師

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XWn3c187DE 多益中高講解(longer shool day) 1

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1. versus prep.相對於 (vers- = _____)
2. Swedish a.瑞士的 (Swiss, -ish = adj.)
3. mediation n.調解 (衝突/舒壓 ←______ 中)
4. enrichment n.充實 (-ment = N字尾)

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1. It's 3:00 in the afternoon, and Steve Gallagher has just picked up his 10-year-old daughter Sammyfrom school, right in the middle of the work day.

A longer school day for Sammy, what President Obama wants,
means a more convenient day for dad.

2. American students have one of the shortest school years in the world: 180 days, versus 195 for most European nations and 200 for East Asian countries.
And U.S. students spend fewer hours a day in the classroom; 35 hours a week. Swedish students are in class 60 hours a week.

3. The nation's largest teacher's union(n.工會) says more seat time is good, but after school programs at school? Better.

4. We have them for mediation, we have them for enrichment, we have them for sports, we have them for art, we have them for music.
Those are really good things.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zKQTE1SMkw 多益中高講解(space stations's future) 2

[突破關鍵單字]
1. decade n.十年 (dec- = _10_: December原為十月)
2. shuttle n.太空梭;短程穿梭兩點的交通工具 ←源於門閂的開關:________。
3. scuttle v.倉皇逃走 (←來自shuttle: 匆匆關門)
4. orbit n.軌道(星球) v.運行 ←or- = ____ + bite(咬住/固定)
5. vaccine n.疫苗 (vac- = ____: vacation 假期)
6. gravity n.重力(地心引力)
grave n.墓(碑文) a.(心情)沈重的 ←______(蟹腳類似筆→寫/刻)

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1. More than a decade of construction(n.建造). The U.S. cost alone, including shuttle flights: $44 billion.
That's right, billion(十億) with a B, and still counting(計算). Now, after all that time and money, the international space station is ready to do world-class science.
The problem is, it may be scuttled before it ever has the chance.
2. Funding(n.資金) to keep the station in orbit will run out(耗盡) by 2015.
The promise of cures for diseases like Parkinson's(帕金森氏病) and Alzheimer's(阿茲海默症) and ground-breaking(開創性的) research may never be realized.
3. Tom Pickens' company is already reaping(v.收成) the benefits.
A salmonella(沙門氏菌) vaccine developed in space is moving through the Food and Drug Administration(食品藥物管理局) for approval(n.批准).
4. The last shuttle flight carried an experiment aimed at(針對) producing a vaccine for MRSA, a highly-resistant staph infection.
The absence(n.缺乏) of gravity allows for(容許) the rapid(a.快速的) growth of very virulent(a.致命的) bacteria(n.細菌), perfect for building vaccines, says Pickens.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW2phwbueDo 多益中高講解(21世紀的十大科技發明) 3

A Decade Look Back at Tech Advances
回顧十年科技進步

[突破關鍵單字]
1. technology n.科技 (tech-=_技術_: teach 教, -logy 學說)
2. decade n.十年 (dec-=_10_: December 古代十月)
3. loyal a.忠誠的 (loy-=_綁_) →與國王的利益綁在一起
4. revolutionize v.實現重大變革 (revolution n.革命, re- 再度, vol- 轉)
5. device n.裝置 (de- 下;基礎, vic/vis- = _看_) →瞭解基本原理而應用的東西

[新聞內文]
In this morning's TechBytes, we look back at the technology that changes the world in the past decade.
Google was just a few years old then, a simple search engine with a loyal following. A few months later, it would explode into the world's largest.
Today, it is the most visited site on the web, with over 1 billion searches everyday.
"The iPod, it's cute." MP3 players were nothing new when the first iPod was introduced in the fall of 2001, but this player from Apple was different.
You can download 1,000 of your favorite songs from your Apple computer in less than 10 minutes.
TV was revolutionized(v.革命), too. HDTV(高解析電視), huge flat(a.扁平的) screens but the most life changing development-- TiVo and the DVR.
Now we can watch shows on our time and rewind(v.迴轉) to see something we missed. Today, more than 38 million US households(n.家庭) have a DVR.
Little devices called Blackberries became Crackberries. Now, the office is always at your fingertips(n.指尖).
And the decade brought friends closer together.
Friendster and MySpace got it started, but Facebook took it mainstream(n.主流). At first, it was all college kids,
but soon their parents and even grandparents followed. Today, Facebook is the second most visited site on the web with 350 million users.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVfjhSraEU4 多益中高講解(cow Electricity牛糞發電) 4

Dairy(n.乳品) cows spend much of their day eating, drinking, and producing waste.
Several times a day manure(n.糞肥) is flushed(v.沖水) into this processing(a.處理的) pit(坑).
The solids(n.固體物) are then separated.
And all the small particles(n.微粒) and the liquids(n.液體) flow into the digester(n.消化池) where they stay for forty days.
The digester is a tarp(n.防水布) covered, double lined lagoon(n.淺水湖) the size of five football fields(足球場).
A week from now methane(甲烷) will cause the tarp to expand(v.擴張).
The methane will be drawn into this bio-gas upgrade(提升) plant, and then pumped into PG&E's pipeline(n.管道).
Vintage Dairy represents California's first cow power project for use by a utility(電力公司).
This is going to power the equivalent(n.同等物) of maybe twelve hundred homes, but it's a start.
And the potential(n.潛力) within California, with nearly two million dairy farms, ah, dairy cows, is tremendous(a.極大的).
The potential(n.潛力) in California is significant(a.重大的). We have a huge waste stream(n.水流).
No only just dairy waste, but food processing(v.處理) waste, agricultural(a.農業的) field waste.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmJ4ZdHCLTY 多益中高講解(Black History Month-HBCU美國黑人名校) 5

Howard, Morehouse, FAMU, Spelman, Xavier:
just a few of the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities, also known as HBCUs.
HBCUs are accredited(a.公認的), historically black institutions(n.機構) of higher learning established before 1964,
whose principal(a.主要的) mission is to educate black Americans.
Today, over 300,000 students are enrolled(v.註冊) at the more than 100 HBCUs across America.
HBCUs don't just offer bachelor's(學士的) degrees(n.學位); many of these schools offer graduate(a.研究所的) degrees and professional(a.專業的) degrees,
including medicine, pharmacy(n.藥品) and law.
Here's what the students have to say about the experience.
We may not have sports, like Duke University, or we may not have sports like UGA and UF, but we do have education.
One thing about HBCUs, we strive(v.奮鬥) for education. Recognizing(v.認識) the higher education of HBCUs this Black History Month.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZXmr6dKBOg 多益中高講解(職場性別)6

Women may soon outnumber(v.數量超過) men in the workplace.
For the first time in American history, about 68 million women are on the job, just under half of the workforce(勞動力).
In addition, women are catching up, because male-dominated(v.主宰) industries, such as manufacturing(v.製造)
and construction(n.建築), are being hit very hard in this recession(n.不景氣). Men have lost more than three million jobs in the past year.
That's 74 percent of all jobs lost.
That means more families are relying on(依靠) women to be primary(a.主要的) breadwinners(掙錢養家的人), and that's difficult.
The shift(n.改變) has been a long time coming. In the early 1940s, as World War II began, women made up a quarter of the labor force.
But as millions of men went to fight, the female share of the job market started growing, bringing new opportunities, new aspirations(n.志向).
It's never really stopped.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7OrOFQGC0E 多益中高講解(美國大學)7

(英檢中級/中高級命題焦點)
College Costs 美國大學學費

[突破關鍵單字]
1. tag n.標籤 (ta- = (貼)_____)
2. survey v.n.調查 (sur- = _____, -vey = ______) →在路的上方觀察路況
3. tuition n.學費 (tuit- = __________ 教學)
4. board n.伙食 (放置在木板board桌面的東西)
5. category n.種類 (cate- = ________, ory = 地方) →從大分類向下細分到到細目

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1. Higher education is coming with a higher price tag. Unlike housing(n.建築) in America, college is a serious seller's market.
2. So, how much money are we talking?
According to a new survey by the College Board, if you're planning to go to a
public, four-year university in your own state, you're looking at a 6.5 percent increase to around $7,000 dollars per year just for tuition and fees(n.費用).
3. Public schools in another state: 6.2 percent increase, or more than $18,500 tuition.
4. Private schools: 4.4 percent increase, more than $26,000 per year, tuition.
5. I keep saying "tuition" because room and board(食宿) in each of these categories is also going up, making the yearly totals even more expensive

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7UmrktTq9Y 多益中高講解(消費品包裝縮水)smailer size 更小size 8

(英檢中級/中高級命題焦點！)
Smaller Size 消費品包裝縮水

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There's a surprise underneath(prep.在下) the jar of Skippy:
It just developed a dimple(n.酒窩), a curve(n.彎曲) in the jar that cuts out 10% of the peanut butter(花生醬).
Less product; same price. I think they're kind of(=a little) trying to take advantage of(利用) people not paying attention.
Skippy skimping(v.少給;吝嗇)? Well, they're not alone.
In the last year, a lot of your favorite products have been on some heavy duty(重量級) diets(n.節食).
Dial soap is still $2.99, but it's 5 ounces lighter. There's less ice cream in the cartons(n.紙盒).
And the Cheerios box is smaller.

We contacted(v.接觸) these companies to find out why. Kellogg pointed to a dramatic(a.劇烈的) rise in the cost of grains(n.穀物).
Dreyer's says, "Our ingredient(n.原料) costs have risen by 30-60%." Skippy's parent company Unilever says,
"Manufacturing(v.製造) and transportation costs have also increased significantly(adv.重大地).
" So, why not just raise prices, even 10-20 cents? Consumers tend to(會) have these psychological(a.心理上的) price thresholds(n.門檻) in their head.
So, they say, "I don't want to pay more than a dollar for a bar of chocolate.
" Pricing consultant(n.顧問) Drew Conrad says when products break that threshold, sales suffer.
So the old 8-ounce Hershey bar slims down(減重), as more companies keep the price the same and cut the quantity(n.量).

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2CNJU8Aqa4 多益中高講解(愛心回收舊電腦) Winning Idea 9

(英檢中級/中高級命題焦點)
Winning Idea 勝人一籌的點子

[突破關鍵單字]
1. impact n.撞擊;影響;有影響力的事情 (im- 向內, pact = pack 包裹)
→放東西進入包裹會影響/碰撞內部原有的東西。
2. rigor n.艱苦 (←________ →右→正確)
→任何事情都要求正確(right)→嚴格的→艱苦
3. schedule n.行程表;計劃表 (sche- = sha- _____, due a.適當的;到期的)
→把時間切成適當/到期的一段一段。
4. landfill n.垃圾掩埋場 (fill v.填入)
5. recycle v.回收再利用 (re- 再度, cycle 循環)
6. refurbish v.翻新再利用 (←________ v.提供家具 ←furniture n.家具)

[新聞內文]
Sixteen-year-old Alex Lin likes to go for(追求) impact.
Besides the rigors of AP classes(大學先修課程Advanced Placement) and competitive(a.競爭激烈的) sports, the high school senior(n.高三生) has made helping others,
while also protecting the environment, an important part of his schedule.
When you are throwing out(丟棄) hundreds of thousands of tons of computers, it all adds up(累積).
And especially back when everybody was using CRT(陰極射線管) monitors(監視器).
Each of those big monitors had between four and eight pounds of lead(n.鉛).
Add that up, and that's a lot of lead going into our landfills, going into our ground, going into our water.
If we can use it, we'll take it in, so we can refurbish it.
And if not, we'll bring it to the transfer station(轉運中心) to recycle it.
Most of the computers have gone to students here in Westerly locally(ad.本地).
Also, we have a separate(a.個別的) section(n.部門) of the computers that we refurbish which have gone overseas(ad.海外) to community centers(社區中心).

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1M60GfYVEU 英檢多益閱讀&聽力訓練(中級/中高級):35 Ecotourism 生態之旅 10

(擴展全球視野！接觸常用英檢多益字彙!)
Ecotourism 生態之旅

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Take nothing but(=except) photographs, and leave behind nothing but footprints(n.腳印).
So goes the creed(n.信條) of ecotourism(n.生態之旅).
Also known as nature tourism, this is the environmentally conscious(a.瞭解的) way to travel.
Its goals are not only to observe wildlife and the environment, but to preserve(v.保存) them as well.
And this is done when governments, environmental groups, indigenous(a.本地的) people and, of course, the traveler, all work together.
It's still a vacation though(adv.雖然): Ecotourists may tread(v. 步行) the paths of rainforests or swim with sharks.
People travel halfway around the world to see gorillas(n.大猩猩) in their native habitat(n.棲息地),
so it's profitable for host countries to protect their fauna(n.動物群);
hence(adv.所以) the saying, "Wildlife pays, so wildlife stays."
The challenge for popular destinations(n.目的地) is accommodating(v.容納) everyone who wants to see them without destroying parts by building bigger hotels on natural landscapes,
or hosting(v.招待) large crowds that could trample(v.踐踏) or litter(v.弄亂) pristine(a.原始的) locations.
So, if you're looking to join an ecotour, you can expect smaller groups of tourists, native(a.本地的) tour guides(n.嚮導) who both know the land and how to take care of it, and part of the money you spend going back to the community(n.社區) you visit.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTDFp9MO1iA 76 Inner Earth 地球核心 11

If you have _1_ dreamed of journeying(v.旅行) to the center of the earth, don't hold your breath(屏息而待).
It is almost 4,000 miles below us, roughly(大約) the distance from Chicago to London.
But in this scenario(n.情形), nobody has even left the suburb(n.市郊).
The deepest mines(n.礦) in the world are the western deep levels goldmines in South Africa.
They descend(v.下降) 2.3 miles into the earth, _2_ the temperature is a sweltering(悶熱的) 130 degrees Fahrenheit _3_ by warm rocks below.
With a shaft(礦坑) so deep, the miners have to descend in several stages(階段).
The deepest hole ever drilled(v.鑽) is here at Kola in Russia(蘇俄). It extends 7.5 miles down.
This drill is so long _4_ it distorts(v.變形) like a piece of elastic(橡皮筋).
But even the deepest drilled hole is still _5_ 3,955 miles short of the center of the earth -- barely(adv.僅僅) a pin(大頭針) prick(刺) _6_ the surface of our planet(n.行星).
The earth is like an onion _7_ up of different layers(n.層) of material.
The crust(n.地殼) is a thin layer of rock a few tens of miles' thick. The largest region(n.區域) of the earth's interior(n.內部) is called the Mantle.
It's almost 1,800 miles of a patty(餡餅)-like rock. But beneath(在下) the Mantle, the core(n.核心) is roughly the size of the moon.
And it is made _8_ of two parts -- the liquid(a.液體的) metal(n.金屬) outer core and the solid(a.固體的) metal inner core. [國家地理雜誌]
(A) where (B) up (C) that (D) ever
(E) heated (F) some (G) made (H) on

[解說]
1. ever adv.曾經(多用於問句或_________句中) 例: If you ever see George, give him my kind regards. 例: Have you ever been to London?
2. 地方名詞 + _________ + 完整句(不缺S或O) 例: ... the earth(地方名詞) + where + the temperature is ...
3. [關代在其後句中當S的省略: 1)去掉同S 2)V改為Ving 3)去掉being]
[原句] 130 degrees Fahrenheit + (which is) heated(vt.加熱) by warm rocks below.
5. some(大約 = ___________) + 數字
7. [原句] ... an onion + (which is) made up of(由...所構成) different layers(n.層)
8. be made up of 由...所構成

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5emrqiGxu8M 英檢多益閱讀&聽力訓練(中級/中高級)73: 睡午覺比賽 12

(英檢中級/中高級命題焦點)
Siesta Competition 睡午覺比賽

[突破關鍵單字]
1. siesta n.午覺 (←______) →日出(6AM)後的第六個小時
2. tradition n.傳統 (trad- = ______ 從...到...) →上一代傳到下一代
3. folk n.人們 (←_________)
4. snooze v.小睡片刻;打瞌睡 (sn- ______)
5. snore v.打呼 (sn- 口鼻, or- 口)

[閱讀內文]
Siestas have been a tradition in Spain for a very long time. But some folks have actually turned siestas into a contest.
Yes, competitive sleeping! You don't want to snooze on this event. Actually, you do.
Organizers set it up at a mall in Madrid(馬德里).
The idea was for people to see how much sleep they could get in 20 minutes.
Extra points(加分) for snoring. It sounds kinda[= _____ of] funny, but the group behind the contest is serious(a.認真的) about siestas

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwOQo2qKKxg 75: Dream Machine 夢機器

[試題內容]
Gemma Booth is winding _1_(放鬆) after an _2_ day. Before going to sleep, she reads for a while, and then when she feels drowsy(a.困倦的), tells a machine beside her bed _3_ she'd like to dream about during the night. (My perfect wedding.) Booth is testing out(試用) 'Yumemi-Kobo', a Japanese technology(n.科技) _4_ to influence(v.影響) dreams. It soothes(v.舒緩) the dreamer _5_ music, and just before dawn(n.黎明), _6_ experts say (that) people often experience(vt.經歷到) their most vivid(a.生動的) dreams, a recorded message kicks in(插入). According _7_ a recent study in Japan, this device(裝置) can control about 22% of _8_ dreamers remember from a night's sleep. That may not sound like a great success rate(n.比率). _9_ after the product's _10_, more than 10 thousand dream machines were sold in just six weeks in Asia. Everyone, it seems, has a dream. Do you have a favorite dream? (You are looking at her.)
1. (A) down (B) up (C) for (D) back
2. (A) exhausting (B) exhausted (C) excited (D) expired
3. (A) which (B) what (C) why (D) where
4. (A) designing (B) which designed (C) designed (D) to be designed
5. (A) for (B) with (C) at (D) to
6. (A) when (B) which (C) and (D) or
7. (A) for (B) at (C) in (D) to
8. (A) when (B) how (C) which (D) what
9. (A) Therefore (B) Moreover (C) Furthermore (D) But
10. (A) launch (B) leaving (C) starting (D) making

[解說]
1. wind v.上發條 /wind ____ 放鬆一下 /wind ______使結束
例: We went to the KTV to wind down.(我們去KTV放鬆一下。)
2. 情緒動詞的分詞可當adj.，現在分詞多修飾事物，p.p.多修飾人。exhausting a.累人的(修飾事物= _____________)/exhausted a.感到累的(修飾人= ___________)
3. what + 不完整句(缺S或O) = N子句(當主詞或受詞). 例: I know(vt) + what he dreamed about.
4. [原句] ... technology(n.科技) + which is designed(vt.設計)
[關代在其後句中當S的省略: 1)去掉同S 2)V改為Ving 3)去掉being]
例: This famous church, _____ by Gaudi, is still under repair.
(A) is designed (B) designs (C) designed (D) designing
5. with prep. 用/有/隨著
6. 時間名詞 + _________ + 完整句(缺S或O) / 名詞 + ________ +不完整句(缺S或O)
例: ... dawn(n.黎明/時間名詞) + when experts(S) say(vt) + that ...(O).
例: I know the date which he forgot(vt.).
7. according to 根據例: Please arrange the books according to size.(請按大小將書分類。)
8. [原句] ... + what dreamers remember(vt.) from a night's sleep
9. therefore adv.所以 /moreover adv.此外(= furthermore) /And/Or/But可置句首表現出前後句的關係。
例:He is nice, but she dislikes him. = He is nice. But she dislikes him.
10. launch v./n.下水;發行例: We launched a new project.(我們開始從事一個新項目。)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRLC5uNS5f4 100 Miles on 1 Gallon (一加侖油跑100英里)

(英檢中級/中高級命題焦點)

//not only , but also//

not only ... but (also)...不會造成句子的倒裝
not only ... 也不會造成句子的倒裝

只有only所引領的子句或片語移到句首時，會造成主句的倒裝：
Only on weekends do we get away from the city.
Only when they are bothered will bees attack.
Only by working hard can we succeed.
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not only...but also的句型
只有放在句首,而且不是修飾主詞的時候才需要倒裝
Ex. Not only did he win the race, but he also broke the world record.

沒在句首或修飾主詞,就不用倒裝
Ex. He not only won the race, but also broke the world record.
Ex. Not only Ken but also Peter will go to the party.

常用的否定副詞包括以下
never: Never had I seen anyone so rude.
seldom: Seldom does Jane go to work late.
little: Little had I thought of him lately.
hardly(=scarcely) : Hardly had I left when it rained.
常用的否定副詞片語
by no means(絕不)
= on no account
= under no circumstances
= in no way
= in no situation
no sooner ... than (一...就...)
not only ... but also (不但...而且...)
only + 介系詞片語 (只...)

常用的否定副詞子句
not until + 子句 (直到...才)
only when + 子句 (只有當...)
only after + 子句 (只有在...之後)

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1. sleek a.光滑的 (sl-= ______: slide v.滑動)
2. aerodynamic a.空氣動力學的 (aer-=_____, (dyne n.達因)
3. accessory n.配件 (ac-加強, cess- = ___ →與主要產品一起走)
4. frame n.骨架 (←_______ n.外型)
5. gear n.工具;排檔;齒輪 (←____:齒輪有耳)

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It's so light(a.輕的), chief designer Ron Mathis can push the vehicle(n.車輛) with his thumb.
But even more amazing(a.驚人的) is the fact that this car will run for 100 miles on just one gallon of gas.
The Edison2, Very Light Car -- that is its name -- is this year's winner of the Automotive X Prize competition.
Not only is the car light, its sleek, aerodynamic design allows it to move at a pretty good clip(n.快速) down the highway.
Nor is it likely to ever have power windows or other power-driven accessories that add weight and decrease fuel efficiency(n.效率) in cars.
Instead, it works like this: The car's lightweight, steel frame and aluminum running gear enables designers to make the rest of the car even lighter.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zmw1ZR_aF8 69 Elephant Orphanage 大象孤兒院

[突破關鍵單字]
1. orphan n.孤兒 v.使成孤兒
2. drought n.旱災(drou- = _____, -ght 無意)
3. poach v.盜獵 (←poke v.戳捅破)
4. shrink v.收縮 (shri- = _____)
5. habitat n.棲息地 (habi- = _____: habit 習慣)
6. decimate v.大量殺死 (dec- = ____, mate 同伴 →十中殺一)

[閱讀內文]
1. They grow up to be one of Africa's giants(n.巨人), but like all creatures(n.生物), they start off(開始) pretty small.
2. Dwarfed(v.顯得矮小) by their keepers, each orphaned elephant at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust(n.照顧機構) has a tragic(a.悲劇的) tale.
3. Drought, poaching and shrinking habitats have decimated elephant herds(n.群) across East Africa.
4. And the orphanage is fuller than it's been in 30 years. Still, Dame Daphne Sheldrick will take more.
5. It costs $900 a month to care for each orphan, so the elephants have to earn their
keep(n.生活費).

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aRhnhgNrqE 53: 日本膠囊旅館 Capsule Hotel

[突破關鍵單字]
1. capsule n.座艙;膠囊(cap = ___, sol = 1)
→ 航行器的頭，全部人都坐在一個地方。
2. coffin n.棺材 (←______ 覆蓋屍體的東西)
3. prosperity n.繁榮 (pro- 前, sper- = _______) →前方有希望:inspire v.鼓舞 (spire- 呼吸)
4. crash v.撞毀;倒頭就睡 (cru-/cra- 破裂聲音):
crush v.壓碎
5. intend v.打算 (in- 內心, tend- 擴張;向四面八方拉) →心意企圖擴張
6. extend v.延長 (ex- 向外) →向外擴張
7. bargain n.便宜貨 v.討價還價 (barg- = bar__ 三桅帆船, gain 得到)→ 到貨船上直接講價購買全部貨物

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1. This is a capsule hotel. The rooms are boxes about the size of a coffin.
2. These capsule hotels were once the sign of prosperity. Businessmen, working too late or partying too late into the night, could find a safe place to crash.
3. Now, for that purpose, this small space does have everything you need: a bed, a television, a radio.
4. They were never intended to be lived in for an extended period of time.
5. But just costing $700-$1,000 a month with no deposit(n.押金), a housing bargain in Tokyo, the working poor are increasingly calling this home.

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不錯的文章教學

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAdZxs4ecrQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9NfXY9cOjM 不錯簡單的英文聽力26分鐘 trasportaion

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5z7chaWQ6g&playnext=1&list=PL6AFF0EA1F01FF6C6 空中英語

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g83zdqXzRgs&list=PL6AFF0EA1F01FF6C6 英文文法(不錯)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIyhdR3lDW0 有趣的英文卡通*************************

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyD-toSxpSI

Cell Phone Risk? 使用手機的風險

[突破關鍵單字]
1. pin n.大頭針(←_____松樹) v.釘住;歸咎於
2. concede v.(勉強)承認 (con- 共同, cede- = ____) ←要大家妥協認可就是讓大家都有路可走。
3. emit v.散發出 (e-/ex- 出去, mit- = _____)
4. radiation n.輻射 (rad- = _____ 根 →向四面八方發散出去)
5. model n.模範;型號 (←________)

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1. Ellie Marks thinks it may be too late to save her husband, but she's determined to tell his story in Washington.
Alan Marks has brain cancer, and Ellie says his doctors pin it on one device(n.裝置).

2. About how much did Alan use his cell phone? Alan used his cell phone a lot.
It was glued(v.黏) to his ear. He's in the real estate industry. He used it probably about an average(n.平均) of 22 hours a month.

3. Marks concedes this was in the 1990s, when cell phones were bigger and emitted
more radiation. But she's also concerned about(擔心) current(a.現行的) cell phones and so-called PDAs, personal digital(a.數位的) assistants(n.助手).

4. And she's not alone. A new report from the Environmental Working Group warns of radiation risks and has a top10 list.
Motorola has five models on it; BlackBerry has two.