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New Far East Book Two

Lesson Six Vocabulary

1.

billion (N)

billions of 無數的

billionaire億萬富翁

He claimed to have seen billions of butterflies.

Billions of stars twinkled in the sky.

2.

provide (V)

provision (N)

provide sb with sth = provide sth for sb

make provision for 為~~作準備

The government will provide free job training for the unemployed.

The provision of food and shelter is urgent for the earthquake victims.

Somehow she managed to provide her children with food and clothing.

3.

technology (N)

technological (adj.)

Information technology is one of the most important industries in Taiwan.

4.

produce (V)生產  agricultural produce(N)農產品

producer (N) 製作人

production (N) 生產

product (N) 產品

productivity (N) 生產力

productive (adj.) 有生產力的

Taiwan produces high-quality rice and fruits.

Most of the agricultural produce of our town is exported to Europe.

The factory produces 1,000 cars a week.

5.

approach (N) (V)

with the approach of …隨著~~~的接近

an approach to N/Ving 做~~~的方法

I need to take a new approach to learning English.

With the approach of the final exam, we are becoming much busier than before.

He cautiously approached the house.

6.

nearly (adv.) 幾乎

near (adj.) (adv.) 靠近的(地)

in the near future

come near to Ving 幾乎快要~~~

John will be promoted in the near future.

Our boss had a car accident last month and came near to being killed.

7.

quarter (N) 四分之一；兩角五分；十五分鐘；一季

quarterly (adj.) (adv.) 每季的(地)

Cut the oranges into quarters.

It’s a quarter to ten.

This is a quarterly journal on international relations.

8.

per (prep.)

per head 每人

The museum attracts 200000 people per year.

The meal costs 500 dollars per head.

9.

percent (N)百分比

percentage (N)百分比率

Over ninety percent of the islanders here are illiterate.

He spends a large percent of his income on food and drink.

I am a hundred percent in agreement with you.

What percentage of children were absent?

10.

represent (V)

representation (N) 代表；代理(權)

representative (N) 代表人；典型 (adj.)代表的；象徵的

This picture represents a scene at King Arthur's court.

The dove represents peace.

She is the club's representative at the convention.

The tiger is a common representative of the cat family.

11.

crop (N)

The main crops in this country are rice and tea.

Due to the drought, we had only half the usual rice crop last year.

12.

pick (V)

picky (adj.)

pick up 撿起；重新開始；挑選；接人(載人)

pick one’s nose挖鼻孔

pick obe’s teeth 剔牙

pick on sb 找麻煩

Let’s go pick some flowers from the garden.

I have to pick up a package at the post office.

A reputable company can pick and choose those they want to hire.

13.

method (N)

A new training method was introduced.

14.

work (V) (N)

workable (adj.)

work on 從事；致力於

work out 想出；運動

Your suggestion works well.

Your schedule is not workable. It’s too tight.

I am working on my term paper now.

Have you worked out how much food we need to prepare for the trip?

How many times do you work out every week?

15.

genetic (adj.)

genetics (N)

gene (N)

a genetic disease

What you look like is determined by the genes passed down from your parents.

16.

material (adj.)物質的 (N)物質

materialize (V) 使具體化；使出現

materialism (N) 物質主義

materialistic (adj.) 物質主義的

materialist (N) 物質主義者

materialize from thin air 憑空出現

Don’t be so materialistic. Go after spiritual satisfaction instead.

Suddenly, a silver sword materialized from thin air in front of Harry Potter.

Wood and stone are the only raw materials on the island.

17.

modify (V)

modification (N)

genetically modified foods (GM foods) 基因改造食物

Adjectives are often used to modify nouns.

Your article leaves little to be desired. All you need is a slight modification of the conclusion.

We have to modify our plan a little bit.

The plan requires some modifications.

18.

population (N)

populous (adj.) 人口眾多的

What is the population of Taiwan now? It has a population of around 21million.

Taipei is the most populous area in Taiwan.

There has been a population explosion in Kenya in the past decade.

The population of this country rose by 10 percent.

19.

advantage (N) (V)

disadvantage (N)

advantageous (adj.)

take advantage of

The new rules should be particularly advantageous to Third World countries.

I usually take advantage of dinnertime to have a chat with my daughters.

What is the advantage of using nuclear power?

His decision is advantageous to us.

20.

fight (N) (V)

fight with sb over sth 為~~和~~~吵架 = have a fight with sb over sth

fight against sb for sth 為~~~和~~~打仗

fight back 反擊

We need to fight for our freedom.

You need to fight back when somebody abuses you verbally.

I had a fight with my parents over trifles again last night.

The young men are determined to fight it out.

21.

human (N) (adj.)

human being 人類

human nature 人性      human rights 人權

human resources 人力資源部門

This mistake was due to human error.

It's only human nature to want a comfortable life.

22.

develop (V)

development (N)

developing countries 發展中國家  undeveloped countries 未開發國家

developed countries  已開發國家

Have you heard the latest development in the president’s scandal?

Obesity is a common problem in developed countries.

Try to develop good reading habits

23.

prevent (V)

prevent …from …阻止

prevention (N)

preventable (adj.)

Who prevents their plans from being carried out?

Nothing can prevent him from going.

24.

perfect (adj.) (V)

perfectly (adv.)

perfection (N)

to perfection 完美地

Joanna got 100 – perfect score- on her English exam!

These shoes fit perfectly! I am going to buy them.

Humans cannot achieve perfection; they always make some mistakes.

The weather is perfect for a garden party.

She played the music to perfection.

25.

unnatural (adj.)

natural (adj.)

nature (N)

It is unnatural for birds to fly north in the winter.

Her voice was a little strained, a little unnatural.

26.

harm (V) (N)

harmful (adj.)

harmless (adj.)

do sb harm 對某人有害

Smoking is harmful to the health.

It won’t do you any harm to walk a little bit.

Physical punishment usually does more harm than good.

Will this cleaning fluid harm the furniture?

27.

experiment (V) (N)

experimental (adj.)

do/ carry out/ perform  an experiment  on 對~~做實驗

experiment  on/with對~~做實驗

through experiment 透過做實驗

Many scientists experiment on animals. I am not sure whether it is right or not.

The medicine is still in the experimental stage.

They hope to find solutions to this problem through experiment.

28.

add (V)

addition (N)

additional (adj.)

in additional to 除了~之外

In additional to teaching in college, Mr. Lin also runs his own business.

The addition of fruit makes the cereal taste good.

The fire is going out; will you add some wood?

29.

climate (N) 氣候；趨勢

a climate of opinion 輿論

political/ economic / social  climate

The government needs to understand the climate of opinion before making important decisions.

Taiwan’s climate is warm and humid.

He could not stand the terrible English climate.

30

fail (V)

failure (N)

fail to V sth 未能達成~

I failed to persuade him to change his mind.

Jason failed two subjects this semester.

She died of (a) heart failure.