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New Far East Book One

Lesson Twelve Vocabulary

1.

festival (N)

hold a festival

a harvest festival 豐年祭

festivity (N) 慶祝活動

Our city holds a music festival every year.

The festivities include parades, banquets, and balls.

2.

create (V)

creation (N) 創造

creative (adj.) 有創造力的

creativity (N) 創意

creature (N) 生物

The purpose of this course is to promote students creative thinking.

The artist's last creation is a portrait of his wife.

3.

peaceful (adj.)

peace (N)

peace-loving (adj.) 愛好和平的

We live in peace with our neighbors.

4.

scene (CN) 個別地方的景色；舞台

on the scene 在現場

make a scene 大吵大鬧

scenery (UN) 景色(整體的風景)

the beautiful scenery of Hualien

scenic (adj.) 風光明媚的

What a fantastic mountain scene!

Her voice was suddenly heard behind the scenes.

5.

float (V) (N)

The empty boat was floating on the sea.

6.

heaven (UN)天堂  (CN)天空

heavenly (adj.)天堂似的

move heaven and earth 竭盡所能

I was in heaven when I heard the news.

She would move heaven and earth to get the job.

7.

firecracker (N)

firework (N) 煙火

set off a firecracker 放鞭炮

The children are letting off firecrackers.

8.

mood (N)

moody (adj.) 心情鬱悶的；喜樂無常

in a  good/bad/cheerful  mood

in no mood for N/ to V 沒心情做某事

in the mood to V 有做某事的心情

I am not in the mood to argue.

It is difficult to predict his reaction because he is so moody.

9.

wild (adj.) ＜－＞ tame

wild (N) 荒地

be wild about sth 著迷於某事

go wild with excitement/joy/delight 狂喜

go wild with rage 大發雷霆

My brother is wild about traveling.

The students ran wild when the teacher left the classroom.

10.

scream (V)

The old lady screamed out that there was a burglar inside the house.

11.

message (N) 訊息          ＊比較： massage (V)(N) 按摩

messenger (N) 信差

leave sb a message 給某人留話

take a message 記下留言

text message

voice message

Would you like to leave a message for her?

I am sorry, Mr. Lee is not in right now. Can I take a message?

12.

launch (V) (N)

launch a missile/space shuttle

launch an attack

The miners launched a strike.

A spacecraft was launched in outer space.

13.

village (N)

villager (N) 村民

They lived in a remote mountain village.

With the development of communication technology, the world has become a global village.

14.

organizer (N)

organize (V)

The story is very well organized.

15.

pray (V)

prayer (N) 禱詞；禱告者

say one's prayers 禱告

answer one's prayer 某人的祈禱應驗

pray to sb for sth 為某事向某人祈求

They prayed that they would defeat their enemies soon.

They knelt down and prayed to God for help.

She says her prayers every night before she goes to bed.

16.

victim (N)

victimize (V)

cancer victims 癌症患者

fall victim to sth 遭受~之害

The victims of the explosion were buried last week.

More than twenty birds have fallen victim to the unknown disease.

17.

completely (adv.)

complete (adj.) (V)

completion (N) 完成

the complete works of Shakespeare莎士比亞全集

His desires reached completion.他的心願實現了。

They have finally completed the huge statue.

18.

war (N)

declare a war on sb 向某人宣戰

a war broke out 戰爭爆發

be at war with 和~交戰

The mayor is confident the war against crime will be won.

19.

clothing (UN) 衣物(總稱)   an article of clothing 一件衣物

clothes (N, pl.) 衣服

cloth (UN) 布料    (CN) 抹布；桌布  cloth(單數)-cloths(複數)

clothe (V) 穿衣

a wolf in sheep's clothing

He has to work hard to feed and clothe his family.

Our clothing protects us from the cold.

The jacket is made of water-proof cloth.

20.

protect (V)

protection (N)

protective (adj.)

protector (N)

protect sb from Ving 保護某人免於~

Wearing sunglasses can protect your eyes from the sun.

The construction workers wore metal helmets for protection.

A mother naturally feels protective towards her children.

21.

shoot (V) shoot-shot-shot

shot (N)

make a shot 射門

give sb a shot 給某人打針

shooting star 流星

A meteor suddenly shot across the sky.

The new movie was shot in Africa.

The searchlight shot a long ray across the sky.

22.

direction (N)

direct (V)指引方向；導戲  (adj.)直接的 ＜－＞ indirect

directly (adv.) ＜－＞ indirectly

director (N)

a direct flight 直飛班機

a direct answer 直接了當的回答

a direct influence 直接影響

Would you please direct me to the zoo?

He took a direct flight to New York.

This town shows improvement in many directions.

Follow the directions that your doctor gives you.

23.

crowd (N) (V)

crowded (adj.)

follow the crowd 人云亦云

There was a crowd of people in front of the town hall.

Passengers crowded the platform.

The bus is too crowded. We had better take the next one.

24.

originally (adv.)

origin (N)

original (adj.)

originate (V)

the origin of the universe

What was the origin of the quarrel?

This is an original painting by Picasso.

The custom of drinking tea originated in China.

25.

means (N) 單複數同形= way, method

by means of 藉由

by all means 當然；必定

by no means絕不

within one's means量入為出

beyond one's means入不敷出

means of communication/transportation 溝通/交通工具

The end justifies the means. 成敗論英雄

They succeeded by means of perseverance.

We communicate with each other by means of words.

It was by no means easy to get him to loan me some money.

26.

disease (N) = illness, sickness

suffer from a disease 罹患疾病

contract a disease 感染疾病

recover from a disease 從疾病中康復

an infectious disease 傳染病

The business of doctors is to prevent and cure diseases.

Sally was suffering from an unknown disease and had to stay in hospital for two weeks.

Dengue Fever is an infectious disease carried by mosquitoes.

27.

sense (N) (V)

senseless (adj.) 失去知覺的；無意義的

sensible (adj.) 明智的

sensitive (adj.) 敏感的

sensor (N) 感應裝置

the five senses －＞ the sense of hearing/sight/smell/taste/touch

the sixth sense

common sense

a sense of responsibility/humor/helplessness 責任感，幽默感，無助感

in a sense 在某種意義上

make sense 有道理

be sensitive to 對~敏感

I sensed that I had made a serious mistake

This sentence doesn't make sense.

Our eyes are sensitive to light.

28.

appeal (V)吸引 / (N)請求；呼籲        ＊比較：appear (V) 出現

appealing (adj.)打動人心的

sth appeal to sb 某事吸引某人= sth hold an appeal to sb

make an appeal to sb for sth 呼籲某人做某事

He made one last appeal to his father to forgive him.

They never appealed to us for mercy.

You should not appeal to force.

I am sure it won't win any awards, but it's an appealing movie.

29.personality (N) = character

personal (adj.)個人的 / personally (adv.)親自；私下

person (N)

in person 親自本人

take sth personally 將…視為人身攻擊

You should apologize to Mike in person, not just over the phone.

It's my personal opinion.

You must not take my remarks personally.