E-Concussion

Hope everyone treat our earth well, try to be nice to him.

0723 Vocabularies:
*New Twist in Penguins’ Already Uncertain Future
1.Twist 意外轉折
The story has a strange twist in chapter 15. 故事情節在第十五章有了出乎意料的轉折。
2.Dwindle 漸漸減少;變小[(+away)]
His fortune dwindled to a few hundred pounds. 他的財產減少到幾百英鎊了。
3.Sentinel步哨;哨兵[可數名詞]
Sentinels were placed at all the approaches to the farm. 在去農場的所有路上都佈置了哨兵。
4.offshore離岸的;向海的
5.blunt鈍的,不鋒利的
This knife is blunt. 這把刀鈍。
6.retreat撤退[可數名詞][不可數名詞][(+from/to)]
The army's retreat was orderly. 軍隊的撤退井然有序。
7.consequence結果,後果[可數名詞][(+of)]
I'm quite willing to accept the consequences. 我完全願意承擔後果。
8.colony殖民地
India was once a British colony. 印度曾是英國的殖民地。
9.hatch孵出
The eggs are hatched by the heat of the sun. 這些卵被太陽的熱力所孵化。
10.burrow隱藏處;住處
11.unprecedented無先例的,空前的[Z]
The rate of growth was unprecedented. 這個成長率是前所未有的。
12.glacier冰河[可數名詞]
These glaciers are beds of solid ice. 這些冰河由一層層堅冰形成。
13.vulnerable易受傷的
14.conservationist天然資源保護論者[可數名詞]
A friend of mine is a conservationist. 我的一個朋友是個天然資源保護論者。

14.on the rise
(物價等)上升中;(人)地位提升中
*Climate more urgent than economy, say voters
(Guardian)/ICN Poll
1.poll投票數;投票結果[不可數名詞][S1]
He was returned at the head of the poll. 他以得票最多而當選。
2.guardian保護者,守護者;管理員
guardians of morality 道德衛士
3.tackle著手對付(或處理)
Mr. Wells tackled the difficult problem, but he couldn't solve it. 威爾斯先生處理過這一難題,但未能解決。
4.downturn (經濟)衰退,下降
5. campaigner從事社會運動的人
6. collapse倒塌;崩潰[不可數名詞]
The collapse of the building caused no casualties. 建築倒塌沒有造成傷亡。
7. recession (經濟的)衰退;衰退期[可數名詞][不可數名詞]
His factory closed down during the period of economic recession. 他的工廠在經濟衰退時期關閉了。
8. contradict否定(陳述等);反駁;提出論據反對
The eyewitness contradicted earlier testimony. 目擊者駁斥了早些時提出的證詞。
9. mainstream主要傾向
10.appetite慾望;愛好[(+for)]
At the moment she had no appetite for gossip. 此時此刻她無心閒聊。
11.scheme計劃;方案
Jack's scheme for raising money is practicable. 傑克籌款的計劃是可行的。
12.deter威懾住,嚇住;使斷念[(+from)]
Failure did not deter him from trying again. 失敗並未使他洩氣罷休。
13.sort out挑出
He sorted out the papers to be thrown away. 他把要處理掉的文件挑了出來。
14.fade (聲音等)變微弱;(光等)變暗淡;逐漸消失[(+away)]
The sound of the footsteps faded away. 腳步聲漸漸消失了。
15. irrespective不顧的;不問...的;與...無關的[(+of)]
We will have the work done, irrespective of cost. 不管花多大代價,我們也要把這項工作做好。
16. oppose反對;反抗;妨礙[+n/v-ing]
The proposed new airport will be strongly opposed by the local residents. 提議中的新機場會招受當地區民強烈反對。
17. outright全部的;徹底的
They can now establish outright dictatorship. 他們現在可以建立起徹頭徹尾的獨裁制度了。
18. press on with加緊
We must press on with the work. 我們得加緊工作。
19. sceptical【英】習慣(或傾向於)懷疑的
20. shape【口】情況,狀態[不可數名詞]
Athletes must stay in shape. 運動員一定要保持身體健康。
21. pensioner領養老金者
pensioners of the Spanish-American War 領取養老金的美西戰爭退伍軍人
22. delight欣喜,愉快[不可數名詞]
To our delight, our football team won. 令我們高興的是,我們的足球隊贏了。
23. introduce引進;傳入;採用[(+to/into)]
Coffee was introduced into England from the Continent. 咖啡是從歐洲大陸傳入英國的。
24. enthusiasm熱心,熱情,熱忱[可數名詞][不可數名詞][(+for/about)]
The proposal was greeted with great enthusiasm. 這個建議受到熱情的響應。
25. weight 加權
26.abide持續
abide in somebody's love 繼續得到某人的愛

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面紙 facial tissues
衛生紙toilet paper
熄火;拋錨;失速stall
【體】溯溪 (一種新型的體育運動, 在山谷的水流中行走) gorge-walking
【體育】溯溪 (意即溪流溯源, 參加者須全副裝備, 由河川中下游往上游溯登, 並且不時泳渡深潭和攀爬瀑布) stream tracing
泛舟boating / to row a boat
節育birth control ; contraception


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Carey