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New Far East Book Two

Lesson One Vocabulary

1.

appear (V)

appearance (N)

Don't judge people by their appearance. 勿以貌取人

He appeared to be talking to himself.

The singer made her first appearance in a concert in Boston.

The appearance of the old house completely changed.

2.

struggle (V) (N)

struggling (adj.)

struggle with disease 與疾病搏鬥

struggle for existence/life/survival 生存競爭

The old man has been struggling with illness.

The struggle between the two teams was hard.

It’s a story of a struggling artist who finally becomes rich and famous.

3.

force (V) (N)

air force 空軍       police force 警力      labor force 勞動力

natural forces 大自然的力量

by force 訴諸武力

put a law into force 實施法律

come into force (法律)生效

The policemen forced the criminals to give up their arms.

The new law will soon come into force.

Mr. Smith's clever arguments soon forced his opponents into a corner.

This is a forceful argument.

4.

hole (N)

There is a hole in the wall.

5.

progress (N) [ ]   (V) [ ]    ＊注意發音

progressive (adj.)

in progress 進行中

make  good/some/little  progress   大有進展/有些進步/沒什麼進步

The boy has progressed in his studies.

A grand reception is in progress.

They made slow progress towards the mountaintop.

6.

remaining (adj.)

remain (V)

remains (N) 剩餘物，遺址

remain to be seen 有待觀察

the remains of dinner 晚餐的剩菜

the remains of ancient Greece 古希臘的遺址

A few pears remain on the trees.

It remains to be seen whether the new drug will be able to replace surgery.

Mrs. Jackson put all the remains of dinner into the trash can.

7.

bit (N)

Your article is a bit long.

Would you please close the window? There is a bit chill inside.

8.

swollen (adj.)

swell (V)         

swell up 腫起來

His left arm is swollen.

His ankles began to swell.

Thirty years after the war, the country’s population has swollen to twice its size.

9.

shriveled (adj.)

shrivel up (V) 枯萎

The seedlings had shriveled up a bit in the hot sun.

10.

expect (V)

expectation (N)

be expecting (a baby/ a child) 懷孕

beyond one’s expectations 超乎預期

below one’s expectations 不如預期

meet/ live up to  one's expectations   達到(某人)的期望

Don't expect too much of him.

He expected to finish the work by March.

The dog wagged its tail in expectation of a bone.

Peter is a young artist with great expectations

Mina’s performance is far below expectations.

11.

enlarge (V)

large (adj.)

enlargement (N)

I asked the photographer to enlarge the picture.

I'm sending mother an enlargement of the baby's photo.

12.

support (N) (V)

supporter (N)

supportive (adj.) 支持的

supporting (adj.) 支撐的，搭配的

self-supporting (adj.) 自食其力的

Can you give some examples to support your argument?

She spoke in support of the project.

I'm a strong supporter of women's rights.

The author dedicated her new book to her supportive family.

Rachel Weisz won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

13.

contract (V) 收縮 [ ]   (N) 契約 [ ]    ＊注意發音

contraction (N) 收縮，縮寫

break a contract 毀約

sign a contract 簽約

renew a contract重新簽約

the contraction of a disease感染疾病

We contracted with a Japanese firm for the purchase of electronic instruments

Make sure you read every line carefully before you sign a contract.

"Won't" is a contraction of "will not".

14.

neither (pron.)

Neither of my friends has come yet.

He neither drinks nor smokes.

15.

crawl (V)

He watched the baby crawl across the room.

16.

require (V)

required (adj.) 必修的

requirement (N) 條件，必需品

required course 必修課程

admission/entrance requirements 入學條件

the first requirement 首要條件

minimum requirement 最低需求

below requirements 未達到需求

beyond requirements 超過需求

meet/fulfill/satisfy  a  requirement 符合要求

The roof requires repairing.

The director required that we should work all night.

He has filled all requirements for promotion.

17.

tiny (adj.)

Fleas are tiny insects.

Lisa ate a tiny piece of cake for dessert.

18.

freedom (N)

free (adj.) (V)

freedom of speech 言論自由    academic freedom 學術自由

press freedom 新聞自由        political freedom 政治自由

religious freedom 宗教自由

free will 自由意志

free from/of 免於

I got the sample for free.

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

The bottled water in the room is free of charge.

19.

exactly (adv.)

not exactly = not really

Tell me exactly where she lives.

That's not exactly what I had in mind.

20.

obstacle (N)

overcome an obstacle 克服障礙

encounter an obstacle 遇到障礙

obstacle to sth 對~事的障礙

obstacle race障礙賽跑

Her parents' opposition is an obstacle to her marriage.

21.

cripple (V) (N)

The accident crippled him for life.

Jack is a poor child. His father was a cripple, and now his mother in poor health.