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New Far East Book Three Lesson Ten

1.

blush (V)

blush with 因~而臉紅

Did I say something that embarrassed you? You are blushing.

Whenever he sees his dream girl, Gordon blushes with shyness.

2.

stammer (V)

The little child stammers in the presence of strangers.

3.

privately (adv.)

private (adj.)

privacy (N)

in private = privately

private life

private property

Can I talk to you privately? I have something important to tell you.

Public figures do not have much privacy.

4.

confident (adj.)

confidence (N)

self-confident (adj.)

confidential (adj.) 機密的

be confident of  對~有信心的

have confidence in 對~有信心

If you lack confidence in yourself, you are not likely to succeed.

To access any confidential files, you need a password.

We are confident of the expert's ability to solve the crime.

5.

stereotype (N) (V)

cultural/ gender/ racial stereotype

conform to/ fit    the stereotype of   符合~~的刻板印象

Sally is a stereotypical Japanese woman --- quiet, reserved and hard-working.

Being conservative is a cultural stereotype of the British.

6.

visibly (adv.)

visible (adj.)

invisible (adj.)

vision (N) 視力，遠見

visibility (N) 能見度

be visible to the naked eye 肉眼可見的

He was visibly upset by the loss of his dog.

Bacteria are invisible to the naked eye. You have to use a microscope to view them.

The heavy fog caused poor visibility. Driving conditions were very bad.

He is a man of great vision.

7.

psychologist (N)

psychology (N)

psychological (adj.)

John has been interested in psychology since junior high school. After years of hard work, he is now a famous psychologist.

The couple have been receiving psychological treatment since they lost their son.

8.

tremble (V)

When she realized that she had been deceived, her lips trembled with anger.

The flowers are trembling in the spring breeze.

9.

impression (N)

impress (V)

impressive (adj.)  ←→ unimpressive (adj.) 給人印象不深刻的

His wide knowledge of antiques really impressed me.

That was a very impressive show by the Egyptian dancers.

First impressions are important but not always accurate.

10.

snobbish (adj.)

I don't think a snob like him will talk to us.

11.

actually (adv.)

It is estimated that about 150 participants will join the workshop, but the actual number may be higher.

She was so angry that she actually tore up the letter.

12.

host (N)

play host to 主辦

host nation  主辦國

host family  寄宿家庭

Larry King is my favorite talk show host.

We proposed a toast to the host and hostess to thank them for the wonderful evening and meal.

Mainland China will play the host to the 2008 Olympic Games.

13.

performance (N)

perform (V)

The dance show has more than 70 performers.

The evening performance begins at 8 o'clock.

The young doctor performed the heart operation.

The soloist had never performed in London before.

14.

spontaneous (adj.)

spontaneously (adv.)

Hearing the joke, we burst into spontaneous laughter.

15.

entertainer (N)

entertain (V)

Most entertainers do not get involved with politics.

Disney movies are very entertaining.

We were all entertained by his humorous stories.

They often entertained their friends at weekends.

16.

outgoing (adj.) ←→ introverted (adj.) 內向的

optimistic ←→ pessimistic

17.

insecure (adj.) ←→ secure (adj.)

insecurity (N) ←→ security (N)

security blanket 安全毯(讓小小孩安心的物品)

Joey feels insecure about his ability to finish the task on his own.

The anti-virus software was installed due to network security concerns.

Linus has a security blanket with him wherever he goes.

18.

figure (N) (V)

political/ leading/ central/ public  figure

figure out 想出

I saw a strange figure outside the window looking into the room.

The movie star got a 7-figure payment for endorsing a new car model.

Many parents can't figure out their teenage children.

I figured that you wouldn't want coffee, so I ordered you tea.

19.

category (N)

categorize (V)

The store sells two categories of accessories --- shoes and purses.

The school divides the students into three categories according to their skills.

20.

research (N) (V)

do/ conduct/ undertake/ carry out    research    進行研究

I have to do a research paper on whales for my biology class.

Biologists are doing research on rare animals on an island.

21.

distress (N) (V)

distressed (adj.)

distressful (adj.)

Her mother's death caused her great emotional distress.

She is so optimistic that it seems nothing can make her distressed.

I don't dare to tell him the distressing result of his blood test.

22.

encounter (V)

Though the girl encountered several misfortunes in a row, she never gave up her dream.

Did you encounter anything interesting during your trip to Egypt?

23.

inherit (V)

inheritance (N) 繼承，遺產

inheritor (N)

I inherited my mother’s curly hair.

He received a large sum of money through inheritance.

24.

statistically (adv.)

statistic (N)

statistics (N)

Statistically speaking, women live longer than men.

Statistics show that there are hundreds of thousands of people in Taiwan with credit card problems.

25.

innate (adj.)

He has an innate sense of humor.

26.

identity (N)

identify (V)

identification (N)

identity card (ID card)

identify A as B  確認A為B

identify A with B   將A與B視為同一種

a sense of identity 認同感

A spy must keep his identity confidential or he will be in great danger.

A driver’s license is a kind of identification.

I cannot identify this signature.

She identified him as her attacker.

Never identify wealth with happiness.

27.

crisis (N)

crises (複數N)

financial/ economic/ political/ family   crisis

crisis management

midlife crisis

People who are facing a crisis in their marriage seek counseling.

The economic crisis lasted for several years.

28.

confront (V)

confrontation (N)

be confronted with 面臨

There have been confrontations between the ruling party and opposition parties.

People usually feel anxious when they are confronted with news of an accident.

The soldiers were confronted by two terrorists as they left their camp.

29.

tease (V)

He hates to be teased about his balding head.

Don't take it seriously -- he was only teasing.

30.

comment (V) (N)

commentary (N) 實況報導

commentator (N)時事評論者；實況播報員

No comment!

make comment on/about sth  發表評論

I asked my brother for his comments before I sent my letter of application.

I think some commentators made unfair comments on this event.

字辨

comment  (N) (V) 評論

command  (N) (V) 命令

commerce  (N)商業       commercial  (adj.)商業的，(N)廣告

commence  (V) 開始，著手

common (adj.)  共同的

commit (V)  犯罪

committee委員會

31.

tongue (N)

slip of the tongue 失言

Mandarin is my mother tongue, and English is the second language I learned.

tongue twister 繞口令

(A)

Betty Botter had some butter,
"But," she said, "this butter's bitter.
If I bake this bitter butter,
it would make my batter bitter.
But a bit of better butter--
that would make my batter better."
So she bought a bit of butter,
better than her bitter butter,
and she baked it in her batter,
and the batter was not bitter.
So 'twas better Betty Botter
bought a bit of better butter.

(B)

A big black bug bit a big black bear,
made the big black bear bleed blood.

(C)

She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
The shells she sells are surely seashells.
So if she sells shells on the seashore,
I'm sure she sells seashore shells.

32.

perfectionist (N)

perfect (adj.) (V)

perfection (N)

Lydia is a perfectionist; she can’t tolerate any faults.

Chicken is the perfect source of protein.

Sonia practiced playing the piano six hours a day to perfect her technique.

33.

realistic (adj.)

realism (N)

Your goals are too high; they are not realistic for a beginner.

The novel was written in the style of realism.

34.

rejection (N)

reject (V)

This book teaches people how to deal with and overcome the fear of rejection.

I was rejected by the first six companies I applied to, but the last one offered me a job.

35.

technique (N)

technical (adj.) 技術上的

They need to learn modern management techniques.

Everybody admired the pianist's technique.