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本週課文介紹 To Eat or to Offend?
3-D Software
英語達人 英語達人
Vocabulary Focus bizarre, etiquette, sanitary...
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To Eat or to Offend?
CULTURE/ July 1, 2

Being adventurous sometimes

means biting off a little bit more

than we can chew

挑戰奇特食物

要冒險有時意味著咬得下卻嚼不下

Every meal was “an adventure” for frequent business traveler George Irving when he worked for an auto manufacturer in Thailand…

Topic Talks for this article!

 
3-D Software
TECHNOLOGY/ 2013 July 3, 4

Going back to the drawing

board is a lot easier with the

latest design software

3D軟體

有了最新的設計軟體,製圖板上的作業變得容易多了

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英語達人
Q1: on edge (idiom)
a) sharp
b) tense
c) awkward
d) famous

Q2: thriving (adj)
a) motivated
b) complaining
c) passionate
d) successful

 

bizarre, etiquette, sanitary...

bizarre

(adj) strange and unusual 奇異的;異乎尋常的

Today’s weather has been very bizarre. First it was sunny, then it snowed and now it is raining.

etiquette

(n) the set of rules or customs that control accepted behavior in particular social groups or social situations 禮節;規矩

Julie is very concerned with having proper dining etiquette when she goes out to eat.

sanitary

(adj) relating to being clean and healthy, especially to the protection of health by the removal of dirt and waste, including human waste 衛生的;清潔的

Jeff wants to keep his apartment sanitary, so he thoroughly cleans his bathroom every day.

bias

(n) an unfair personal opinion that influences your judgment 偏見;成見

The judge at the dog show had a very strong bias against small dogs, so only large dogs received prizes.

fib

(v) to tell a small lie which does not cause any harm, sometimes in a playful way小謊;無傷大雅的謊言

Susan sometimes fibs to her friends because she doesn’t want to hurt their feelings by telling the whole truth.

 

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英語達人解答:

Q1: b Q2: d

 

寶萊塢萬歲
寶萊塢(Bollywood)這個名稱是由 Bombay 和 Hollywood(好萊塢)綜合而成,它並不像好萊塢這個西方同質產品一樣是個實際的地點。相反的,它指的是生產幾乎全世界所有印度語電影的業界。

四十歲了,你要過什麼樣的生活?
幸福平順的人年到四十,更應該學習成長。學習聽見自己內心的聲音,為自己重新尋找生命的重心,是四十歲的人該做的事。如果只在乎當下的官能享受,那麼未來的人生將充滿虛幻。

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