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Sanmin Book Two Unit Six Vocabulary

1.

wood (N)

wooden (adj.)

The cupboard is made of wood.

The carpenter made a lot of wooden toys for his children.

2.

diary (N)

Henry started to keep his diary when he was eight.

3.

engage (V)

engaged (adj.)

engagement (N)

Jill is engaged to Greg today.

The health minister is engaged inpreventing H1N1 from spreading.

Do you know how many people engaged in the speech contest?

The couple just announced their engagement.

4.

probable (adj.)

probably (adv.)

What the man said is probably true. Yet, you still need to think twice before you make the decision.
I will probably not go to Mark's bachelor party tonight since I don't know him that well.

It is highly probable to rain tomorrow.

5.

familiar (adj.)

be familiar to sb對某人來說…很熟悉

familiarity(N) 熟悉，親切感

Familiarity breeds contempt.親暱生狎侮

Sports injuries are familiar to most athletes.

I heard a familiar voice when entering the room.

Most young people are familiar with the Internet.
The Internet is familiar to most young people.

Mr. Gibson's familiarity with Japanese allowed him to have a pleasant trip during his stay in Kyoto.

6.

invite (V)

invitation (N)

Did you receive the invitation to Pete's birthday party?

I'm sorry that I have to turn down your invitation to speak at the conference. I have had a prior engagement.

Owen invited me to go camping with him.

7.

superstition (N)

superstitious (adj.)

It's an old superstition that spilling salt on the table is unlucky.

My grandma is kind of superstitious. She doesn't walk under the ladder.

8.

attend (V) 出席，照顧

attend to sth處理某事

attend to sb服務、照料(顧客)

I am having a day off tomorrowI have some personal matters to attend to.

The waiter was attending to his customers, asking them if they wanted to try the special of the day.

After the serious accident happened to the president, he was attended by several doctors day and night.

9.

ceremony (N)

The wedding ceremony was held on April fifteenth.

10.

fool (V) (N)

fool around混日子，鬼混

Instead of finding a job, Nixon fooled around in the neighborhood all day.

Becky fooled me into thinking that we were going to have a beach party.

11.

involve (V)

involved (adj.)

involvement (N)

I don't want to get involved in this problem. It's none of my business.
The boss wants all his empolyees to be involved in this activity.

Politicians' involvement in this case made the situation even more complicated.

The research involving human cloning is highly controversial.

12.

everyday (adj.)

everyday與every day的比較

everyday為形容詞，置於名詞前；every day為時間副詞，修飾句子。

Try to involve your family in your everyday activity.

Try to do something together with your family every day.

Excuse me. Can you explain again the theory on everyday language?

13.

event (N)

event、incident與accident

event常指「重大事件」，語意上較中性。incident指「較為負面的事件」。accident則指「不希望發生的事件」，特別是意外的偶發事件。

The police died in a shooting incident.

The car accident this morning killed 3 people.

Winning the scholarship was a great event in the boy's life.

14.

prevent (V)

prevention (N)

Prevention is better than cure.預防勝於治療

We should take effective measures to prevent avian flu from spreading.

Walking 10,000 steps every day may prevent us from health problems.
15.

consider (V)

consideration (N)

If we consider that Bill has only practiced the piano for a year, he really performs very well.
Would you seriously consider the possibility of moving to another country?

I moved to Austria after careful consideration.

16.

proof (N)

prove (V)

bullet-­proof 防彈的   water-­proof防水的

idiot-­proof/foolproof防呆的，使用簡便的

Do you have any proof that the girl stole the money?

If the attorney can prove that Henry is innocent, the judge will release him.

17.

associate (V)

association (N)

We usually associate turkeys with Thanksgiving.

Heart disease is associated with high blood pressure.

Paul is a vegetarian who doesn't eat anything in association with meat.

18.

fear (V) (N)

Among all the animals, I fear snakes most.

The little girl stared at the monster in fear.

Because of the faith in God, Roy finally conquered the fear of death.

19.

member (N)

membership (N)

I am a member of the tennis club.

Nathaniel just renewed his membership in the chess club.

20.

sneeze (V) (N)

Cover your mouth when you sneeze.

A sneeze is often viewed as a sign of getting colds.

21.

artificial (adj.)

artificial intelligence/AI人工智慧

artificial respiration人工呼吸

artificial additives人工添加物

artificial colors人工色素

Artificial flowers can look just like real ones, but I still prefer the real ones.

22.

comfort (N) (V)

After a hard day, Shannon took comfort in playing computer games.

Living in comfort sounds great already. I don't need a luxurious life.

The baby is a great comfort to her mom.

The mother comforted her son after he lost his bicycle.