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New Far East Book One

Lesson Three Vocabulary

1.

single (adj.) (N)

single-parent family (one-parent family)

single bed/ twin bed/ double bed

single room

single ticket 單程票/ return ticket 來回票

There was not a single person in the house.

Have you heard Justin Timberlake's new single?

He knocked his opponent down with a single blow.

2.

success (N)

succeed (V) succeed – succeeded -succeeded

successful (adj.)＜－＞unsuccessful

successfully (adv.) ＜－＞unsuccessfully

without success

succeed in + Ving

She's been trying to pass her driving test for six years and she's finally succeeded.

I've been trying to persuade her to take on more staff, but so far without success.

She runs a very successful computer business.

You need to be pretty tough to succeed in the property world.

3.

seem (V)

S + seem + (to be) + adj.   看起來似乎…

It seems to sb that +子句

She seems very happy with the new job.

It seems to me that it will rain tonight.

4.

award (N) (V)

trophy獎盃/ bonus紅利/ prize獎金獎品/ medal獎牌/ scholarship獎學金

gold/ silver/ bronze medal

Phil was awarded the top prize.

She showed us the athletics awards she had won.

5.

record (N) [ ]     (V) [ ] ＜注意發音＞

recorder (N)

a matter of record 眾所皆知的事

set/put the record straight 矯正，呈現真相

My wife keeps a record of our daily expenses.

He recorded everything that happened on his travel.

6.

secret (N) (adj.)

secretly (adv.)

keep a secret

secret admirer

secret agent

One of the secrets of good health is regular exercise.

The political prisoner was executed after a secret trial.

7.

philosopher (N)

philosophy (N)

What is your philosophy of life?

He majors in philosophy.

Plato was a Greek philosopher.

8.

stone (N)

have a heart of stone

kill two birds with one stone

Some demonstrators were arrested for throwing stones at the police.

9.

challenge (V) (N)

challenger (N)

challenging (adj.) challengingly (adv.)

To build a road in the mountainous area was a real challenge.

This has been a challenging time for us all.

It's going to be a difficult job but I'm sure she'll rise to the challenge.

10.

achieve (V) = accomplish, fulfill

achievement (N)

achiever (N)

sense of achievement/ sense of humor/ sense of direction

lack of achievement

She finally achieved her ambition to visit South America.

The invention of the computer is a great achievement.

In school, he was one of the achievers.