推 beban :感謝X大 辛苦了~~ 04/17 22:35
推 fishtom :推 有看有推 04/18 00:25
推 fleece :老師，你讓背單字變得好有趣~感謝 04/18 07:13
推 aids2 :如果有時間慢慢聽真的很享受..^^ 04/18 20:57
推 d123xxx :有看有聽有推~ 04/19 02:52
推 peterluo :非推不可！辛苦了!! 04/19 21:20
http://xination.pixnet.net/blog/post/22926410
這頁推薦看看halcyon 的故事 滿有趣的
---------------------------------------------------------
gutter
n.(道路旁的)排水溝 [a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or
street, for leading off surface water.]
n.簷槽 [a channel at the eaves or on the roof of a building, for carrying off
rain water.]
ex. The gutter took away the rain-water from the roof.
簷溝把從屋頂流下的雨水帶走。
聯想： gut + ter 像腸子一樣的排水溝/簷槽
ps.
gut
n.腸
n.[口語]勇氣,膽量
之前PTT上有流行用語"你有沒有gut=你有沒有膽"
guy
n.【口】傢伙 [Informal. a man or boy; fellow]
ex. He's a nice guy.(oh~no 好人卡 get!)
n.支索 [A rope, cord, or cable used to steady, guide, or secure something.]
guy:pylon
支索支撐高壓電線塔
guzzle
v.狂吃狂喝 [eat or drink sth greedily]
review (p.223)
**狂吃狂喝(這個系列不太好記呢~ 記得要把eat,drink 分別一下唷)
guzzle v.狂吃狂喝 [eat or drink sth greedily]
gobble v.狂吃狂喝 (且發出聲響地) [eat or drink sth greedily and noisly]
gulp v.狂吃狂喝 (用吞的) [swallow food or drink quickly or
greedily]
slurp v.大聲地吃喝 [to make loud sucking noises while eating or drinking]
guttle v.狂吃 [eat greedily]
quaff v.狂飲
swill v.狂飲 [from 豬在吃東西的模樣，豬swine]
----------------------------------------
gyrate
v.迴旋 [ to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.]
adj.漩渦狀的 [Biology In rings; coiled or convoluted.]
ps. g-factor
habitat
habit-at
n.棲息地 [ the natural environment of an organism; place that is natural for
the life and growth of an organism]
ex. I prefer to see animals in their natural habitat, rather than in zoos.
review
----------------------------------------
habit n.習慣 // inhabit v.居住
habit-at n.棲息地
habit-ant n.居民
habit-able adj.可居住的
----------------------------------------
habituate
habit-u-ate
v.使習慣於 [To accustom by frequent repetition or prolonged exposure]
ex.to habituate oneself to hardship getting up early
hack
v.劈,砍(大砍、大刻) [To cut or chop with repeated and irregular blows]
ps. hacker n.熱衷電腦的人/駭客
n.出租的馬;老馬[A horse used for riding or driving; a hackney ;A worn-out
horse for hire; a jade.]
n.惟命是從的工作人員(僱傭文人) [A writer hired to produce routine or
commercial writing.]
v.雇...寫文章
hackneyed
hackney-ed
adj.陳腐的;平庸的 [made commonplace or trite; stale; banal]
來自倫敦近郊城鎮 (Hackney) 養的哈克尼馬用來當出租車 ︰由於過於頻繁的使用而變得
陳腐和平庸
hail
n. 冰雹 [Precipitation in the form of spherical or irregular pellets of ice
larger than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) in diameter.]
ps. 冰雹和雨、雪一樣都是從雲裡掉下來的。不過下冰雹的雲是一種發展十分強盛的積
雨雲，而且只有發展特別旺盛的積雨雲才可能降冰雹。
v.向...歡呼 [to cheer, salute, or greet; welcome.]
字源："greetings!" c.1200, from O.N. heill "health, prosperity, good luck;"
and O.E. hals, shortening of wæs hæil "be healthy"
halcyon
adj.平靜的;寧靜的 [Calm and peaceful; tranquil.]
n.(傳說中的)神翠鳥 [a mythical bird, usually identified with the kingfisher,
said to breed about the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the
sea, and to have the power of charming winds and waves into calmness.]
ps.希臘人有一個著名的「人變鳥」故事。他們說，從前風神的女兒海爾賽妮(Alcyone)和
晨星的兒子刻宇克斯(Ceyx)是一對恩愛夫妻。有一趟，刻宇克斯出海溺死了，天后憐憫整
天惦記著丈夫的海爾賽妮，就讓刻宇克斯的屍體漂到他家附近岸邊。海爾賽妮看見了，哭
著跳進海裡去，忽然變成一隻翠鳥 (halcyon)，她丈夫也同時化為翠鳥和妻子比翼雙飛。
每年冬天，他們會在海上浮巢裡孵卵；風神由於憐憫女兒，翠鳥孵卵期間例不興風作浪。
所以，人們現在就用halcyon days這成語來說冬至前後兩個星期氣候穩定的日子，或比喻
寧靜幸福的年代
hale
adj.健壯的; 矍鑠的 [free from disease or infirmity; robust; healthy]
字源：1000; ME (north); OE hāl whole
ps. 這個字常常被用來當名字唷
halfhearted
half-heart-ed
adj.不認真的 [having or showing little enthusiasm]
ex. halfhearted attempt
不熱心的嘗試
hallmark
n. 金銀的純度標記 [an official mark or stamp indicating a standard of purity,
used in marking gold and silver articles assayed by the Goldsmiths' Company
of London]
n.顯而易見的特徵 [any mark or special indication of genuineness, good
quality, etc.]
ex. clear expression is the hallmark of good writing.
表達清楚是佳作的特色。
字源：
1715-25; from Goldsmiths' Hall, London, the seat of the Goldsmiths' Company +
mark
--
※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc)
◆ From: 218.169.3.44