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New Far East    Book Three Lesson Five

1.

freeze (V)

Freeze! Put down your weapons.

Daisy froze with terror when she saw the man in a ghost costume.

2.

solid (adj.) 固體的，堅固的，純粹的 (N)

Babies can start to eat solid food when they are six months old.

Water changes from a liquid to a solid when it freezes.

3.

thaw (V) = melt

The sun soon thawed the ice on the river.

4.

hop (V)

The suspect hopped a train and escaped.

The bookstore is just a hop, skip, and jump away.

5.

organ (N)

organic (adj.)

organism (N)

The heart is one of the body's vital organs.

Organic foods are good for our health.

6.

transplant (V) (N)

We'll transplant the flowers to the garden.

The doctor transplanted skin to her face.

The patient had received a heart transplant.

7.

inspiration (N)

inspire (V)

inspired (adj.)

inspiring (adj.)

I cannot write without inspiration.

His wife was a constant inspiration to him.

His speech inspired us to try again.

His encouraging remarks inspired confidence in me.

8.

discover (V)

discovery (N)

They discovered the secret by accident.

9.

useful (adj.)

useless (adj.)

usage (N)

in use 使用中

external use 外用

internal use 內用(口服)

It's (of) no use Ving/to V. 做~~也沒有用

There is no use (in) + Ving. 做~~也沒有用

come into use/ bring sth into use 開始使用某物

It's no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水難收

Computers first came into use in the Fifties.

A heater is useless in Taiwan in summer.

He made a good use of the Internet while researching Australian snakes.

10.

design (V) (N)

designer (N)

The experiment is designed to test the new drug.

11.

adjust (V)

adjustment (N)

She must learn to adjust herself to English life.

Astronauts in flight must adjust to weightlessness.

The company made an adjustment in my salary.

I think my watch needs some adjustment; it's too slow.

12.

apply (V)

application (N) 應用，申請

application form 申請書

fill in/out an application

apply oneself to N 專心致力於 = devote oneself to = dedicate one's life to

He applied for the job.

He has applied for a post in England.

We should apply both theories in the language classroom.

13.

engineer (N)工程師 (V)策劃

engine (N)引擎

engineering (N)工程

My uncle is an engineer; he majored in electrical engineering.

She engineered the whole thing from start to finish.

14.

microscope (N)

micro-   微小的

microwave oven

Microsoft

Germs can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.

15.

hook (N)

get hooked on = be addicted to 上癮

be off the hook脫險

Will you hang my coat on the hook?

16.

concept (N)

He presented a new concept of the beginning of the universe.

17.

muddy (adj.)

There is a muddy path behind the hill.

18.

environment (N)

environmental (adj.)

environmentalist (N)

environmental protection

an environmental issue/group

Order and quiet are the keys to a good learning environment.

An international meeting will be held next month to discuss environmental issues.

19.

dust (N)

His clothes were covered with dust.

20.

dirt (N)

dirty (adj.)

treat sb like dirt 視如草芥(一文不值)

The two candidates tried everything possible to dig up dirt on each other.

21.

tip (N)頂端，秘訣 (V)給小費

tip over 打翻

tip off 告密

the tip of the iceberg 冰山一角

on the tip of one's tongue 一時想不起來

Generally speaking, Americans leaves a 15 percent tip for the waiter when eating at a restaurant.

The cases of suicide reported in the news are only the tip of the iceberg.

22.

readily (adv.)

She answers readily when called on.

23.

surface (N)

The breeze rippled the surface of the lake.

Beneath his rough surface he is really a very kind person.

24.

resemble (V)

resemblance (N)

bear a close resemblance to sb

It's amazing how closely Andrew resembles his grandfather.

The film bears little resemblance to the original story.

25.

string (N)

I need a piece of string to tie this parcel up.

26.

thick (adj.)

It is dangerous to drive in a thick fog.

How thick is the board?

27.

silk (N)

She was dressed in silks.

The princess is wearing a dress of the finest silk.

28.

steel (N) (V) (adj.)

a heart of steel 鐵石心腸

nerves of steel 超大的膽量

stainless steel 不銹鋼

He steeled his heart to refuse his daughter's request.

29.

tough ( adj.)

It is a tough course, but I'm really learning a lot.

30.

farm (V) (N)

farm out 把工作外包

We are so busy that we have to farm out a lot of work to other companies.

31.

process (V) 加工 (N) 過程，程序

processed (adj.) 加工處理過的

procession (N) 行列隊伍

It is a long, slow process to compile a dictionary.

Processed foods can be kept for a longer time.

32.

result (N) (V)

as a result

result in + 結果

result from + 起源(原因)

I have been trying to contact Jerry, but without any result so far.

It snowed heavily; as a result, he got home late.

Her illness resulted from poor nutrition.

Her poor nutrition resulted in illness.

33.

vest (N)

bullet-proof vest

life vest

All police officers are required to put on their bullet-proof vests when on duty.