New Far East Book Two
Lesson Nine Vocabulary
1.
devil (N)
Speak of the Devil and he is sure to appear.
Her aunt said she was possessed by devils.
2.
aircraft (N)
airplane飛機 /rocket 火箭 /helicopter 直昇機 /hot-air balloon 熱氣球
glider 滑翔翼 /space shuttle 太空梭
3.
vanish (V)
vanish into the air 消失的無影無蹤
without a trace
in a puff of smoke
Her smile vanished when hearing the bad news.
The shop owner ran out to chase the thief, but the thief had vanished into the air.
4.
wreckage (N)
wreck (V) (N)
Experts arrived to examine the wreckage of the airplane.
The ship was wrecked in a storm.
The hurricane caused many wrecks.
5.
recover (V)
recovery (N)
A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.
She has recovered her health.
It's hard to recover lost time.
It took a long time for him to recover from a bad cold.
She made a quick recovery from her illness.
6.
article (N)
She had several articles of clothing in her bag.
He has written an article for the magazine.
The government is warning people to carefully read the labels on the articles of food before they buy them.
7.
navy (N)
navy blue
serve in the navey
air force 空軍
army 陸軍
He is an officer in the Navy.
8.
board (N) (V)
aboard (adv.) (prep.)
He sawed the board in half.
She boarded a plane to Italy.
All passengers aboard fell into the river.
They were the last two to go aboard the ship.
字辨:
abroad (adv.)
My son is still living abroad.
9.
vessel (N) 容器
cargo vessel 貨船 /fishing vessel 漁船 /patrol vessel 巡邏船
blood vessel 血管
A fishing vessel and a cargo ship collided in rough seas.
He made a decorative vessel in copper.
10.
nuclear-powered (adj.)
battery-powered 以電池發動的/ solar-powered 太陽能發電的/
wind-powered風力發電的
They are planning a new nuclear power plant.
11.
submarine (N)
submarine sandwich
a nuclear-powered submarines
12.
crew (N)
cabin crew 飛機上的機組人員
ground crew 地勤人員
TV/film crew 電視電影工作人員
The maintenance crew will make repairs to machines in your department tomorrow.
13.
rescue (N) (V)
rescuer (N)
come to one’s rescue
The brave dog rescued his master from the jaws of death.
The life boat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.
The girl fell into the water as she was playing by the lake. Fortunately, her father was able to come to her rescue immediately.
14.
theory (N)
theoritical (adj.)
theoritically (adv.)
My theory is that we'll have a cold winter this year.
It seems good in theory, but it doesn't work in practice.
Darwin spent more than twenty years working on his theory of evolution.
compass
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
15.
compass (N)
The compass was first used in sailing.
Her actions went beyond the compass of proper social behavior.
字辨:
campus (N) 校園
They are asked to live on campus.
16.
region (N) > area
regional (adj.)
They live in a desert region with almost no rainfall.
He is an authority in the region of chemistry.
The professor has a strong regional accent. It is difficult to understand what he is talking about.
17.
reading (N) 度數;解讀;閱讀
What is her reading of the facts?
18.
error (N)
make/commit an error 犯錯
There's an error in your calculation.
You are in error about the time.
19.
coast (N)
Coast Guard 海上巡邏隊
coastal (adj.)
coastline (N)
They live in a town along the coast.
I fished in coastal waters.
20.
unpredictable (adj.)
predictable (adj.)
predict (V)
prediction (N)
My mother’s moods are unpredictable.
The typhoon is predicted to reach Taitung tomorrow.
As he has predicted, the craze for egg tarts did not last long.
A good fishman can make accurate predictions about the position of a fish.
21.
thunderstorm (N)
thunder (N)
thundershower (N)
22.
hazard (N) (V)冒著的危險
hazardous (adj.)
A soldier's life is full of hazards.
Rock-clibmers sometimes hazard their lives.
That was a hazardous journey.
Smoking is hazardous to your health.
Pesticides can be a hazard to children if they are not stored carefully.
The hole in the road could be a safety hazard to passersby.
23.
alien (N) (adj.)
be alien to 對而言是陌生的
alienate (V) 疏遠
It is said that an alien spaceship landed in this area fifty years ago.
I have never learned Italian. It is totally alien to me.
His behavior alienated his friends.
24.
abduction (N)
abduct (V)
abductor (N)
hostage 人質/ ransom贖金
Several abductions of children from schools have taken place in this area.
Jack was abducted from his own backyard while he was playing with his neighbors.
25.
cause (V) (N)
causeless (adj.)
cause and effect
The plane crash was caused by human error.
Lack of rainfall caused a poor harvest this year.
It seems that the victim’s real cause of death was covered up.
What was the cause of the accident?
26.
disaster (N)
disasterous (adj.)
a natural disaster
a disaster area
The war was disasterous to the economy of the country.
The results of the game were nearly disasterous. We lost by 20 points.
People are sending aid to the disaster area.
Vicky has two left feet and she is a disaster as a cheerleader.
A disastrous fire in the city caused loss of life and money.