1. alphabet ( noun ) 字母表,初步
The English alphabet has 26 letters.
英語共有二十六個字母。
2. ambulance ( noun ) 救護車
He was taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital.
他被用救護車送到就近的醫院。
3. childhood ( noun ) 兒時,童年
Her early childhood had been very happy.
她的童年生活的初期曾是很幸福的。
4. chubby (adj.) 圓胖的,豐滿的胸
The baby has a chubby face.
那嬰兒的臉蛋兒圓圓胖胖。
5.hammer ( noun ) 鐵鎚
The hammer is over there. 鐵鎚就在那裡
6.healthy ( adj. ) 健全的
Peter has a healthy attitude. 彼得態度良好
7.
heater ( noun ) 暖氣機
I bought a heater last winter.
我去年冬天買了部暖氣機
8. nail (noun/verb) 釘子; 將...釘牢
1. The nail has been pulled out.
那隻釘子拔出來了。
2. We had the lids nailed on the boxes.我們給箱子釘上蓋子。
9. narrow (adj./verb) n.狹的,狹窄的;限制;vt.縮小(範圍等)
The street is too narrow for a truck.這條街太窄,卡車無法行駛
10. scene ( noun )發生地點, 愛好
It's not my scene. 那不是我的愛好.
11. screen ( noun/verb ) 掩護,放映
This play [actor] screens well [badly]. 這個劇本[演員]適於[不適於]拍電影.
12. Wonderful (adj.) 極好的;精彩的
That’s a wonderful idea.
那可是個好主意。
We've been having wonderful weather recently.
近來天氣非常好。
13. Wound (vt.) 受傷;致傷
He was seriously wounded.
他嚴重受傷。
The wound will slowly heal itself over time.
那個傷口在經過一段時間後應該會慢慢癒合。
14. Writer ( n. ) 作者;作家;記者;撰稿人
Who is the writer of the famous novel?
誰是這本名小說的作者?
He is one of the President's speechwriters.
他是總統演講的撰稿人之一。
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Vocabulary-themed Websites
Name of the website: 5000 Collegiate Words with Brief Definitions
Website address: http://memo.cgu.edu.tw/min-chen/
Content: There are 5000 Words for GRE test, TOEFL prep, ESL& English Courses.
Strengthens: Lots of words. "I went from a 500 to a 750 thanks to your online list."
Florida student
Weakness: no any sentences here.
Five-star grading: ☆☆
Name of the website: Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes for GRE Preparation
Website address: https://www.msu.edu/~defores1/gre/vocab/gre_vocab.htm
Content: Improving Your Performance on the Verbal Sections of the
GRE, MCAT, GMAT, and LSAT
Strengthens: There are many useful words. And tell you how to use them. You can
learn so many words by yourself. It also has a part to show you easily confused
words and the GRE.
Weakness: I think the words here are not enough. Maybe we can use these words freqently.
But sometimes maybe we can't learn something new.
Five-star grading: ☆☆☆☆
Website address: http://memo.cgu.edu.tw/min-chen/
Content: There are 5000 Words for GRE test, TOEFL prep, ESL& English Courses.
Strengthens: Lots of words. "I went from a 500 to a 750 thanks to your online list."
Florida student
Weakness: no any sentences here.
Five-star grading: ☆☆
Name of the website: Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes for GRE Preparation
Website address: https://www.msu.edu/~defores1/gre/vocab/gre_vocab.htm
Content: Improving Your Performance on the Verbal Sections of the
GRE, MCAT, GMAT, and LSAT
Strengthens: There are many useful words. And tell you how to use them. You can
learn so many words by yourself. It also has a part to show you easily confused
words and the GRE.
Weakness: I think the words here are not enough. Maybe we can use these words freqently.
But sometimes maybe we can't learn something new.
Five-star grading: ☆☆☆☆
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