9.29.2012

สนทนาสองภาษารับอาเซียน

A : There’s another autumn typhoon coming.

B : Really? Are they sure?

A : A sea warning was already issued, but the next few days will be crucial in determining its course.

B : I hope it doesn’t hit us over the weekend. Everyone hates it when that happens.



A : 最近又有秋颱。

A: Zuìjìn yòu yǒu qiū tái.

B : 真的假的,已經有確定了嗎?

B: Zhēn de jiǎ de, yǐjīng yǒu quèdìngle ma?


A : 已經發佈海上警報,未來幾天是關鍵。

A: Yǐjīng fābù hǎishàng jǐngbào, wèilái jǐ tiān shì guānjiàn.

B : 希望不會又在假日來,大家都不歡迎假日來的颱風。

B: Xīwàng bù huì yòu zài jiàrì lái, dàjiā dōu bù huānyíng jiàrì lái de táifēng


กูเกิล
Translation
A: Recently there have been autumn table.

B: if it is true, have been identified it?

A: maritime alert has been released, the next few days is crucial.

B: I hope not in the holidays come, we do not welcome the holiday to the typhoon.





ภาษารับอาเซียน

TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. divulge v.

洩漏 (xie4 lou4) เต็มใจเปิดเผย

例: During confession she divulged her secret sins to the priest.

(她告罪時跟神父洩漏了不少她的秘密惡行。)

2. appraisal n.

鑑價 (jian4 jia4) ประเมินค่า

例: The appraisal of the cello says that it is worth around NT$500 million.

(大提琴的鑑價是新台幣五億元左右。)

3. deter v.

阻斷(意願) (zu3 duan4 (yi4 yuan4))

例: The potential consequences of commenting on the matter deterred him from making any remarks at all.

(想到可能造成的後果,他不願對此事發言。)









9.25.2012

เตรียมภาษาอังกฤษรับอาเซียน

TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. dilapidated adj.

破舊的 (po4 jiu4 de5) เสื่อมโทรม

例: The dilapidated buildings are due to be knocked down next week.

(破舊的大樓預計下週要拆掉。)

2. ruin n.

廢墟 (fei4 xu1)

例: The ruins of the old castle have been converted into a restaurant.

(老城堡的廢墟被改成餐廳。)

3. scrap n.

碎片 (sui4 pian4)

例: A man was charged with stealing scrap metal from the building site.
(一位男子遭指控從建築用地偷竊金屬碎片。)







9.19.2012

ศัพท์สองภาษา

TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. pay tribute
v. phr.
悼念 (dao4 nian4) รำลึก
例: Many people are paying tribute to Steve Jobs since he died.

(自從史蒂夫‧賈伯斯過世後,許多人都在悼念他。)

2. administration
n.
執政 (zhi2 zheng4) บริหาร
例: How many administrations did you serve under while you were in the
Senate?

(當你擔任參議員時,你歷經多少屆執政?)

3. sympathy
n.
慰問 (wei4 wen4) แสดงความเสียใจ

例: We sent our sympathies to her family on the death of her father.

(對於她父親的逝世,我們對她的家人獻上我們的慰問。)












ศัพท์สองภาษา

TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. prop n.

道具 (dao4 ju4)

例: There were barely any props on stage for the play.

(該劇在台上幾乎沒有任何道具。)

2. confiscate v.
沒收 (mo4 shou1) ยึด

例: The police confiscated several fake IDs
from the students.
(警方沒收該群學生的許多假證件。)

3. unload v.
卸貨 (xie4 huo4)เอาของลง
例: Can you help me unload the truck?
(你可以幫我卸下卡車上的貨品嗎?)







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TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. plunge v.
下跌 (xia4 die2) ตกลง
例: Plunging stock prices indicate investors’ loss of confidence.
(下跌的股價顯示投資人失去信心。)

2. renovation n.

翻修 (fan1 xiu1) ซ่อมแซม

例: The museum is currently undergoing renovations.

(該博物館正進行翻修。)

3. temporary adj.
臨時的 (lin2 shi2 de5) ชั่วคราว
例: This is just a temporary fix. Eventually you’ll have to replace the entire system.
(這個只是臨時的修繕。你終究還是要更換整個系統。)








สนทนาภาษาอังกฤษเตรียมรับอาเซียน



A : Your check cannot be cashed.

B : How is that possible?

A : You’d better contact the person who wrote the check as soon as possible.

B : OK. Thanks.

A : 您的這張支票沒辦法兌換現金。

B : 怎麼會?

A : 您最好馬上跟付款人確認一下。

B : 好的,謝謝。








9.18.2012

ศัพท์สองภาษา

TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. attractive adj.

有吸引力的 (you3 xi1 yin3 li4 de5) ดึงดูด

例: So many people think you’re attractive. Why don’t you become a model?

(許多人認為你很有吸引力。為何不當模特兒?)

2. obligation n.

義務 (yi4 wu4)

例: You have an obligation to finish this report.

(你有義務完成這個報告。)

3. harass v.

騷擾 (sao1 rao3)

例: Those thugs have been harassing her all night. Can you do something about it?

(這些惡棍騷擾了她整晚。你能不能想個辦法?)










ศัพท์สองภาษา

TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. terrify v.

使害怕 (shi3 hai4 pa4) กลัว

例: The sudden banging on the door terrified the entire family to the point where they all jumped from their seats.

(突如其來的敲門使得全家人都害怕,以至於所有人都從椅子上跳起來。)

2. ransom n.

贖金 (shu2 jin1) เงินค่าไถ่

例: They refused to pay the ransom, suspending the negotiation process.

(他們拒絕交贖金,使得協商暫停。)

3. common adj.

常見的 (chang2 jian4 de5) โดยทั่วไป/ธรรมดา

例: Is it very common for people to hug in your country?

(擁抱在你們國家是不是很常見?)





9.17.2012

สองภาษา

TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. arrest v.
逮捕 (dai4 bu3) จับ
例: The suspect was arrested and eventually released due to lack of sufficient
evidence.

(嫌犯被逮捕,但最後因缺乏證據而獲釋。)

2. amateur adj.

業餘的 (ye4 yu2 de5)

例: The amateur boxing championship will be held this weekend at the local arena.

(業餘拳擊決賽將在這週末於當地比賽場舉辦。)

3. solicit v.
徵求;誘騙 (zheng1 qiu2; you4 pian4)

例: Jerry was caught trying to fraudulently solicit funds from elderly people.

(傑利被發現誘騙老人們的錢。)










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TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. sniff out

v. phr.

嗅出 (xiu4 chu1) ดม

例: The dog sniffed out the mole in the lawn.

(那隻狗靠嗅覺找到躲在草坪裡的鼴鼠。)
2. inbreed
v.
近親交配 (jin4 qin1 jiao1 pei4)

例: Is it bad for dogs to inbreed?

(狗兒近親交配是否不好?)

3. discriminate between
v. phr.

辨識;區分 (bian4 shi4; qu1 fen1)

例: I find it hard these days to discriminate between my friends and my enemies.

(我發現如今區分敵友並非易事。)








ศัพท์สองภาษา

TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. alternative adj.
另類的;替代的 (ling4 lei4 de5; ti4 dai4 de5) ทางัลือ

例: I think this may require an alternative method of appraisal.

(我認為這個也許需要一個替代的估量方法。)

2. console v.
安撫 (an1 fu3) ปลอบ
例: Nothing you could say could possibly console me right now.
(你現在說什麼都無法安撫我。)

3. spare no effort v. phr.
盡全力 (jin4 quan2 li4)
例: The police are sparing no effort in finding the little boy’s killer.
(警方正盡全力尋找那位小男孩的殺手。)





สองภาษา

TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字


1. mural n.

壁畫 (bi4 hua4) ภาพวาดผนัง

例: Guernica is a famous mural by Picasso made after the bombing of the Basque city Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.

(《格爾尼卡》是巴斯克的城市格爾尼卡在西班牙內戰時被轟炸後,畢卡索畫的一幅著名壁畫。)

2. inlay n.

鑲嵌 (xiang1 qian1)

例: Inlay is a technique whereby different materials or materials of different colors are inlaid in patterns in a base object.

(鑲嵌是一項用不同材料或不同顏色的材料,在底物上鑲嵌出各種圖樣。)

3. archery n.

射箭 (she4 jian4) ยิงธนู

例: Taiwan is doing well in archery, and recently placed second in the men’s team event at the London Archery Classic Olympic Test Event in London, England.

(台灣在射箭運動表現佳,最近才在倫敦奧運射箭場地測試賽男子組中排名第二。)













ศัพท์สองภาษา

TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. round up v. phr.

圍捕 (wei2 bu3)

例: The residents protesting near the presidential palace were rounded up by the police this afternoon.

(在總統府附近抗議的居民今天下午遭警方圍捕。)

2. lift v.

解除 (jie3 chu2)

例: Taiwan’s martial law was lifted in 1987.

(台灣在一九八七年解嚴。)

3. emeritus adj.

榮譽的 (rong2 yu4 de5)

例: He is a professor emeritus of political science at Ohio State University.

(他是俄亥俄州立大學的政治學退休榮譽教授。)






9.16.2012

ศัพท์สองภาษา

TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. upset adj.

苦惱的 (ku2 nao3 de5)

例: The old man became very upset when the little boy started to cry.

(當小男孩開始哭的時候,那個老先生變得非常苦惱。)

2. attitude n.

態度 (tai4 du4) ทัศนะคติ

例: It’s great that you are able to keep such a positive attitude after going through so much.
(你經過這麼多事情還能保持這麼正面的態度真好。)


3. inappropriate adj.
不當 (bu4 dang4)
例: Michelle thought the woman’s behavior was
completely inappropriate.

(蜜雪兒認為那位女性的態度完全不當。)












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TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字


1. bearded adj.

留著鬍子的 (liu2 zhe5 hu2 zi5 de5) ไว้หนวดไว้เครา

例: All of the men inside the temple were bearded and wearing long black robes.

(所有在廟裡的人都留著鬍子,並且穿黑色長袍。)

2. commonplace adj.

司空見慣的 (si1 kong1 jian4 guan4 de5)

例: Cars are so commonplace now that hardly anyone rides horses anymore.

(當今汽車已司空見慣,幾乎沒人騎馬了。)

3. throw up v. phr.

嘔吐 (ou3 tu4)
例: Marina got food poisoning and was in the restroom throwing up all night.

(瑪麗娜食物中毒,並且整晚都待在廁所內嘔吐。)









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TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. fusion n.

融合 (rong2 he2) รวม

例: The fusion of eastern and western culture was what the artist was going for.

(那位藝術家要的就是東西文化的融合。)

2. tenor n.

男高音 (nan2 gao1 yin1)

例: The tenor has a sore throat, so he will not be able to sing. We have to replace him.

(那位男高音喉嚨痛無法唱歌。我們必須換角。)

3. baritone n.

男中音 (nan2 zhong1 yin1)

例: The role of Don Giovanni is sung by a baritone.

(唐‧喬望尼的角色是男中音唱的。)









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TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. die-hard adj.

死忠的 (si3 zhong1 de5)

例: You’ll never get him to eat that sashimi, he’s a die-hard steak and fries man.

(你將無法慫恿他吃生魚片,因為他是牛排與薯條死忠的饕客。)

2. brush aside v. phr.

罔顧 (wang3 gu4)

例: The president simply brushed aside calls for him to step down.

(總統罔顧叫他下台的呼聲。)

3. counterfeit v.; adj.

仿冒(的);假冒(的) (fang3 mao4 (de5); jia3 mao4 (de5)) ของปลอม

例: It’s hard to tell whether these are genuine or counterfeit, so it’s best not to buy them.
(真假難辨,最好別買。)









TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. bestow v.
給予 (ge2 yu3) ให้
例: The director bestowed all of the awards upon the winners of each category before toasting everyone.

(該導演在舉杯祝賀前,將所有獎項給予每個獎項的得獎者。)

2. efficiency n.

效率 (xiao4 lu4)

例: Companies use computer software to boost their business’ efficiency.
(公司用電腦軟體提升營業效率。)

3. freebie n.

免費好康 (mian3 fei4 hao3 kang1)

例: Why are you paying? This was supposed to be a freebie.

(你為何付錢?這理應是免費好康。)





ศัพท์สองภาษา

TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. mechanical adj.

機械的 (ji1 xie4 de5) เกี่ยวกับเครื่อ
กล


例: The photocopier keeps saying there is some sort of mechanical failure. Can you call someone to fix it?

(影印機不停顯示著機械故障。你可以找個人來修嗎?)

2. critical condition n. phr.

命危 (ming4 wei2) ภาวะวิกฤต

例: The driver and most of the passengers were sent to the hospital in critical condition after the crash.

(駕駛與大部分的乘客於撞車後命危被送到醫院。)

3. neighbor v. ข้างๆ

在…附近 (zai4…fu4 jin4) ข้าง

例: The parking lot neighbors the playground.

(停車場在遊戲場附近。)





ศัพท์สองภาษา

TODAY’S WORLDS

1. sleazy adj. 聲色的;風化的 (sheng1 se4 de5 ; feng1 hua4 de5)

例: Some people call it the sleazy district because of all the brothels located in that part of the city.

(因為所有妓院都聚集在城市的那塊地區,所以該區有風化區之稱。)

2. athletic adj. 體育的 (ti3 yu4 de5) กีฬา

例: Mark prefers slow relaxing strolls in the park to strenuous athletic activity.

(馬克偏好在公園緩慢輕鬆的散步,而非激烈的體育活動。)

3. fitness n. 健身 (jian4 shen1) ฟิตเนต

例: I spent the evening working out at the fitness center last night.

(我昨晚在健身中心運動。)





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TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. illiteracy n. ไม่รู้หนังสือ

不識字 (bu4 shi4 zi4)

例: Burkina Faso has one of the highest rates of illiteracy in the world.

(布吉納法索是全世界不識字率最高的國家之一。)

2. authenticate v.

鑑定 (jian4 ding4)

例: Your consulate must authenticate the documents before we can accept them.

(在讓我們接受前,你們領事館應該先鑑定這些文件。)

3. moth n.

蛀蟲 (zhu4 chong2)

例: Be sure to put plenty of mothballs in your closet to keep the moths from eating up all your nice clothes.

(記得要在你衣櫥裡放很多樟腦丸,防止蛀蟲蛀食你漂亮的衣服。)






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1. macabre adj.

死亡的 (si3 wang2 de5) เกี่ยวข้องกับความตาย

例: Many of her paintings have macabre themes.

(她的多幅畫作含有死亡題材。)

2. siren n.

性感女星 (xing4 gan3 nu3 xing1)

例: Taiwanese movie siren Shu Qi has been acting in movies for nearly two decades.

(台灣電影性感女星舒淇已在電影界將近二十年了。)

3. earnings n.

收入 (shou1 ru4)

例: If your spending continues to exceed your earnings, you’ll eventually have to file for bankruptcy.

(若你的花費繼續超過你的收入,你終將要提出破產聲請。)














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1. activist n.

社會運動參與者 (she4 hui4 yun4 dong4 can1 yu4 zhe3)

例: Activists marched on the capital yesterday.

(社會運動參與者昨天走上首都街頭。)

2. tantalizing adj.

撩人的 (liao2 ren2 de5)

例: Everyone is talking about the film’s tantalizing bed scenes.

(大家正在討論該電影中撩人的床戲。)

3. dismiss v.

置之不理 (zhi4 zhi1 bu4 li3)

例: He quickly dismissed the thought that something bad had happened.

(對於可能有什麼壞事發生的想法,他很快就置之不理。)







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1. perplexed v.

困惑的 (kun4 huo4 de5)

例: The student looked very perplexed after listening to the professor’s lecture on astrophysics.

(那位學生聽過老師的天體物理學後看起來很困惑。)

2. awning n.

雨篷 (yu3 peng2)

例: We would like to put up an awning over the porch.

(我們想在門廊上方放個雨蓬。)

3. operation n. ผ่าตัด

開刀 (kai1 dao1)

例: She is having an operation on her foot to remove a tumor.

(她在腳上開刀移除腫瘤。)







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1. admit v.
承認 (cheng2 ren4)


例: He finally admitted to being guilty of the crime after the police took him in for questioning.

(在警方將他帶入問訊後,他終於承認犯錯。)

2. lookalike n.

樣貌神似 (yang4 mao4 shen2 si4)

例: She looks so much like the real person that they decided to hire her as a lookalike for the show.

(她長得與本尊像到他們決定聘她到節目中演出。)

3. appalling adj.

反感的 (fan2 gan3 de5)

例: It was completely appalling to see the mother hit her child like that.

(看到母親那樣地打孩子,令人反感。)





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TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字


1. premiere v. 首演 (shou2 yan3)

例: The play premieres this weekend at the local theater.


(該劇本週末在當地劇院首演。)


2. mixed response adj. phr. 反應不一的 (fan3 ying4 bu4 yi1 de5)

例: The new product has gotten a mixed response from consumers.

(消費者對新產品反應不一。)

3. review n. 評論 (ping2 lun4)

例: The book managed to get a few positive reviews, but overall most of them were very critical.



(該書有辦法得到一些正面的評論,但是整體來說,大多數皆帶有濃厚的批判性。)






ศัพท์สองภาษา

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1. kick off v. phr.

趕離 (gan3 li2)

例: The passenger was kicked off the bus because he kept talking too loudly on his cell phone.

(該乘客因講手機太大聲而被趕下公車。)

2. dispute n.

爭端 (zheng1 duan1)

例: The trade dispute has finally been settled.

(貿易爭端終已解決。)

3. complaint n.

抱怨 (bao4 yuan4)

例: We’ve received a lot of complaints from customers about the music being too loud.

(我們已從顧客那兒收到許多有關音樂太大聲的抱怨。)







9.15.2012

ศัพท์สองภาษา

TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. cold turkey adv.

徹底戒除 (che4 di3 jie4 chu2)

例: She quit drinking cold turkey.

(她徹底戒酒。)

2. adequate adj. เพียงพอ

足夠的 (zu2 gou4 de5)

例: Make sure you take an adequate amount of water with you when you go trekking across the desert.

(在你橫越沙漠時,確保攜帶足夠的水。)

3. filthy adj.

骯髒的 (ang1 zang1 de5) สกปรก

例: Your room is so filthy. Clean it up at once!

(你的房間真是骯髒。馬上把它清乾淨!)