2007年8月30日 星期四
iBT文章補充:Estrogen May Fight Dementia
2007年8月29日 星期三
災害的單字:Pilgrims Flee Violence in Karbala; 24 Confirmed Dead
2007年8月28日 星期二
聽力正音第八週的grammar girl
2007年8月27日 星期一
一些可以複習政治單字的文章
Japanese PM to reshuffle Cabinet | ||
The reshuffle follows the ruling coalition's crushing defeat in last month's upper house polls. Mr Abe is likely to bring back seasoned lawmakers in what is expected to be a major Cabinet overhaul. Ahead of the reshuffle, the prime minister filled key posts in his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Outgoing Foreign Minister Taro Aso was named LDP secretary-general, the number two post in the party. Mr Aso shares Mr Abe's conservative agenda and has been seen as a potential successor to him. Nobuteru Ishihara - son of controversial Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara - was named LDP policy chief, while former Trade Minister Toshihiro Nikai became chairman of the party's General Council. Scandals and gaffes The Japanese prime minister promised to reshuffle his Cabinet in the wake of July's upper house elections, which saw control of the chamber handed to the opposition Democratic Party of Japan for the first time ever. It was a disastrous result for Mr Abe, who took office in September 2006. The defeat was blamed on a series of gaffes and scandals involving Mr Abe's ministers, as well as a nationwide pensions scandal, that caused voters to question the prime minister's leadership credentials. Mr Abe has stood firm in the face of calls for his resignation. He is now expected to try to construct a strong - and scandal-free - Cabinet that will restore voters' faith in him. Former Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura is tipped for a Cabinet return, while Defence Minister Yuriko Koike has said that she does not wish to retain her post. |
文章轉錄:意識型態咖啡:回覆小咖(完):讓生涯願景決定你要不要考研究
常常有同學來問老師出國之後該念什麼比較好?到底應該不應該念MBA?到底應該在國內念書還是出國鍍一層金?
老師的回答一向是你要自己先想清楚,先問問自己到底要做什麼。雖然有些同學說自己做什麼都可以,可是還有一個問題,到底做了會不會開心呢?有些同學是現在的工作遇到瓶頸,覺得出國走一趟回來,世界就會改變,但是如果不是做自己喜歡的工作,這世界怎麼樣都不會變。
找到工作很容易(樓下的7-11不是永遠在徵人嗎?)但要找到一份自己歡喜甘願做三十年的工作,就不容易了。
出國念一所研究所的投資兩百萬跑不掉,你總不希望自己工作了兩年後發現這不是自己愛的工作,卻因為債務的關係非得繼續做下去吧。
剛好在網路上面看到這篇文章,我非常贊同,跟同學分享一下:
意識型態咖啡:回覆小咖(完):讓生涯願景決定你要不要考研究
2007年8月26日 星期日
Flickr 上的 Serenity comes with Motherhood 相片分享!
從後面的回應看來,這似乎是找個孕婦來詮釋serenity這個單字。
Flickr 上的 Serenity comes with Motherhood 相片分享!
2007年8月24日 星期五
一些法律的單字
看以前復習一下法律那個章節的單字,想想下面這幾個字的意思:
prosecutor
witness
assault(ch.7)
executive director
retreat (ch.7)
hood
be charged with
be capable of
intervene
rape
原文參考:
Police: Witnesses ignored cries for help
By PATRICK CONDON, Associated Press Writer Thu Aug 23, 11:05 PM ET
ST. PAUL - A security video from an apartment hallway shows at least 10 witnesses ignored a woman's cries for help for more than an hour as a man beat and sexually assaulted her, prosecutors said Thursday.
Police said they responded to a call of drunken behavior, where they found Rage Ibrahim, 26, and a woman lying unconscious in the hallway early Tuesday. The woman's clothing had been pulled up, she had fresh scratches on her face and blood on her thigh, according to the criminal complaint.
Ibrahim says he is innocent and that the incident was a misunderstanding, according to Omar Jamal, the executive director of the Somali Justice Advocacy Center who spoke on Ibrahim's behalf.
Police spokesman Tom Walsh said the surveillance video clearly showed men and women looking out their apartment doors or starting to walk down the hallway before retreating as the woman was assaulted for nearly 90 minutes.
"It shows one person looking out of her door probably three times," Walsh said. "It shows another person walking up, observing what's going on, then turning and putting up the hood of his sweatshirt."
At one point, the 26-year-old woman knocked on a door, yelling for the occupants to call police. A man inside that apartment told police he didn't open the door or look out, but said he did call police — although they have no record of his call, according to court documents.
Police identified the attacker on the video as Ibrahim, 25, who was charged with several counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, prosecutors said.
Ibrahim told police he did not assault the woman, saying if he wanted to do so he would have done it in the apartment, according to the criminal complaint.
The woman had been visiting the apartment of a friend, where she met Ibrahim. After drinking for several hours, she told police Ibrahim tried to stop her from leaving, and began to assault her, according to the report.
Walsh said police were shocked by the behavior of the bystanders.
"If you're not comfortable, if you don't feel capable of intervening, that's fine," Walsh said. "But not calling is not understandable."
Minnesota has a Good Samaritan law that makes it a petty misdemeanor not to give reasonable help to a person in danger of "grave physical harm."
Walsh said it's unlikely police would pursue charges against witnesses in this case because the burden of proof is so high — authorities would have to show that witnesses knew the woman was in extreme danger.
Jamal said Ibrahim went into the hallway after the woman because he thought she was too drunk to drive. They struggled over car keys, and "he is saying there was a huge misunderstanding," Jamal said, adding that the police report does not show "the truth of what happened that night."
"He did not rape her," Jamal said.
(This version CORRECTS suspect's age to 25)
2007年8月23日 星期四
iBT閱讀B版第八週投影片
Fill in a table Q.
rhetorical functions
slightly more detailed outline
X: minor details & examples
wrong answers
1. not mentioned
2. Not directly relevant
3. incorrect generalizations
4. incorrect conclusions
Greenhouse effect
1. introduction
2. Greenhouse effect
3. Opposite theory
4. Global warming by earth & human
Information gathering
1. Information gathering
2. Observation methods
3. especially useful when…
4. Interview
5. Especially useful when…
6. Difficult in many situations
tele = far
teleconference
telecommunication
telescope
telescopic
telephone
telegraph
telepathy
telepathic
serv = keep, watch
observe
observation
observatory
conserve
conservation
conservative
conservatory
deserve
preserve
preservation
preservative
reserve
reservation
reservoir
reserve, conserve, preserve
reserve a ticket
conserve energy
Keeping food in the refrigerator preserves its freshness.
conserve (v.) = preserve (v.)
Protect it from harm, loss, change
Preserve/Conserve the rain forest.
Preserve/Conserve medieval houses.
preserve (n.) = reserve (n.)
A wildlife preserve/reserve
Taiwan’s nature reserves/preserves.
pollination
1. Reproduction: pollination
2. Insect pollination
3. Wind pollination
4. Wind pollination
fact, fect, fic…. = do, make
efficient
efficiency
effect
effective
efficacious
effectual
affect
These measures affect savings
These measures effect savings.
fact, fect, fic…. = do, make
efficient
efficiency
effect
effective
efficacious
effectual
affect
affection
affectionate
perfect
perfection
defeat
deficit
deficient
defect
defective
magnify
magnification
fact
factor
faction
factual
faculty
factory
feat
feasible
fiction
fictitious
facilitate
facility
manufacture
menopause
1. menopause
2. Pre-menopause
3. Menopause symptoms
Emotional intelligence
1. EQ > IQ
2. EQ’s foundation
3. IQ: no preparation for problem solving
4. Low EQ hurts
5. Genes interact with environment
EQ
Mosquitoes, Houseflies and the Spread of Disease
1. Malaria mosquito
2. Ways to kill mosquitoes
3. Mosquitoes’ life cycle
4. Know 3 can kill mosquitoes
5. Houseflies other disease
6. How houseflies feed
7. Bacteria & virus on the legs of houseflies
diarrhea
diarrhoea
cramp
constipation
menstrual cramps
insecticide
pesticide
repellent
pel, puls = push
repellent
repel
repulse
repulsion
repulsive
expel
expulsion
propel
propeller
propellant
propulsion
compel
compulsion
compulsive
compulsory
Language family
1. Many languages
2. Indo-European
3. How I-E language spread out
4. Altaic Family
5. Sino-Tibetan family
6. others
intelligible
understandable
comprehensible
lucid
nuance
subtlety
distinction
gradation
nicety
shade
bygone
past
antiquated
extinct
Art’s message
1. Compare art: convey subtle nuance
Art’s message
1. Compare art: convey subtle nuance
2. Artists created exemplary collage
3. S & R
4. S: the social history of decaying modern Europe
5. R: material combination consumer obsessed society of mid-twentieth society
Art’s message
6. GL: history of his family, people & nation
7. =1
construe
construct
construe
construct
didactic
didactical
Geology & landscape
1. constructive & destructive
2. Hills & mountains: short-lived
3. Plates mountains
4. Destructive forces
5. Weather
6. Ice & frost
terrain
terrace
territory
extraterrestrial
incarnation
incarnate
Geology & landscape
1. constructive & destructive
2. Hills & mountains: short-lived
3. Plates mountains
4. Destructive forces
5. Weather
6. Ice & frost
Hills and mountains are often regarded as the epitome of permanence, successfully resisting the destructive forces of nature, but in fact they tend to be relatively short-lived in geological terms.
Under different climatic conditions, another type of destructive force contributes to erosion.
Geology & landscape
1. constructive & destructive
2. Hills & mountains: short-lived
3. Plates mountains
4. Destructive forces
5. Weather
6. Ice & frost
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Reading to learn Q.
1. organization & purpose
2. a mental frame work
3. major / minor points
4. rhetorical functions
Summary Prose Q.
same essential meaning
it will not match any particular sentence from the passage.
Cancer
Plastic Surgery
inadequacy
inadequate
adequacy
adequate
cur, cour, cor = run
current
currency
precursor
cursor
course
concur
concurrence
concurrent
excursion
incur
incursion
recur
recurrence
intercourse
Obesity
1. epidemic, reduce life
2. Serious problem: both developed & developing countries
3. Cause: food supply & life style changed
4. Men: overweight/women: obesity serious diseases
5. Traditional prevention & treatment: changing the behavior of individuals X
6. O: multifaceted public health policy + money
7. Companies promote fast foods: taxes + give money
Obesity
1. epidemic, current level – 4~9月生命
2. Serious problem: both developed & developing countries
3. Cause: food supply & life style changed
4. Men: overweight/women: obesity serious diseases
5. Traditional prevention & treatment: changing the behavior of individuals X
6. O: multifaceted public health policy + money
7. Companies promote fast foods: taxes + give money
impressionable
suggestible
susceptible
gullible
credulous
cred = believe
credulous
incredulous
credible
incredible
credit
Don't get me wrong.
Modesty is a good thing.
But in business,
it's important to take credit
for your success
before someone else does.
I do it all the time,
cred = believe
credulous
incredulous
credible
incredible
credit
credence
credentials
creditor
creed
credo
discredit
accredit
accreditation
accredited
Schizophrenia
1. definition
rational
sane
logical
sensible
wise
reasonable
Schizophrenia
1. definition
2. bizarre to a rational person
3. 2 kinds of symptoms:
positive & negative
4. Treat: medication
debilitating
debilitate
debilitating
debilitate
Schizophrenia
1. definition
2. bizarre to a rational person
3. 2 kinds of symptoms:
positive & negative
4. Treat: medication
hallucinogen
Munich Olympic Games
1. MOG: not elaborate, not trained force
2. Olympic committee & German: change image no force
3. Hostage news reached
4. German refused Israel’s help
5. Police X
6. German’s practice
7. Errors
8. No trained police
9. Result: tragedy
unify
unite
confederate
consolidate
merge
amalgamate
deplorable
deplore
Karl Marx
1. Marx
2. Think: communities, society, work
3. Capitalist: circulation makes no value
4. Stood for workers
5. Anthropological definition: he who works
6. Marx’s history
7. X Henry Ford’s assembly line
8. History: kings……control the economy
9. Other incarnations
incarnation
incarnate
incarnation
incarnate
Week 1, ch7
The 1920s were the era of the speakeasy and the mob boss epitomized by Al Capone.
doc, disc = teach
doctor
doctoral
doctorate
indoctrinate
indoctrination
doctrine
dogma
docile
discipline
disciple
exact (adj.)
precise
accurate
definite
specific
exact (v.)
demand
command
compel
force
猿 ape
猩猩 orangutan
黑猩猩 chimpanzee
satirize
satire
satirist
satiric
satirical
Expression of emotions
1. All the same around the world
2. Experiments confirm
3. Psychological research: facial reflect emotional states
4. facial-feed-back hypothesis
5. Link between facial & emotions?
6. Ekman’s example
despondent
barring the teeth
The Fore also displayed familiar facial expressions when asked how they would respond if they were the characters in stories that called for basic emotional responses.
concerning
about
regarding
as regards
respecting
Expression of emotions
1. All the same around the world
2. Experiments confirm
3. Psychological research: facial reflect emotional states
4. facial-feed-back hypothesis
5. Link between facial & emotions?
6. Ekman’s example
act, ag, ig = do, drive, process
activity
act
active
action
interact
interaction
interactive
agitate
agitation
agitated
agile
react
reaction
reactionary
transact
transaction
counteract
counteraction
counteractive
The preparation time needed depends on your English proficiency.
This universality in the recognition of emotions was demonstrated by using rather simple methods.
Expression of emotions
1. All the same around the world
2. Experiments confirm
3. Psychological research: facial reflect emotional states
4. facial-feed-back hypothesis
5. Link between facial & emotions?
6. Ekman’s example
Spot The Fake Smile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/smiles/
2007年8月17日 星期五
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Insert Q.
the logic of the passage
grammatical connections (eg. pronoun)
signal words
■出國前我是新聞記者,出國後我轉行攻讀MBA。當所有台灣同學大學唸的都是財金本科系,絲毫沒有經濟統計會計基礎的我,光是看精裝原文課本的書皮就眼冒金星。這還是其次,反正幾個專業科目拼命咬牙苦讀就過了,頂多是分數比別人難看些。 ■最恐怖的是MBA是個強迫社交的科系。找暑期實習時眾多的企業說明會和社交活動,都強調要努力networking,和老美雇主打成一片,搶機會發言還不能用錯文法表錯情,以免被選人才講究語言溝通能力的企業代表從面試名單中刷掉。當同學圍成一圈開始「妳是西北畢業的?那妳一定認識經濟系的娜塔麗‧ 強森?」 ■ 「啊真巧,我以前也在紐約萊雅的行銷部工作」,天南地北攀親帶故,我好比歐巴桑誤闖「我愛黑澀會」錄影現場,明明每一個字都都懂,就是搭不上腔。整晚假笑到臉僵,猛啜香檳想著下一個問題要問什麼才顯得聰明又風趣。 ■
mount
mountain
Chicken pox affects most children before they reach their 10th birthday.
part = part, separate
department
partition
partial
impartial
particle
particular
compartment
participate
depart
impart
antonymy
antonym
synonymy
synonym
antonymy
antonym
synonymy
synonym
initials
prototypical
prototype
On the contrary, felonies are the most serious offenses that can be charged.
arbitrary
capricious
subjective
whimsical
sexual assault
inappropriate touching
rape
child molestation
Computer Generated Imaging
1. Computer change a lot
2. Once: limited on screen
3. CGI helps many movies
4. CGI ready other aspects of movies
They had to film the real thing, or a convincing life-size model.
hordes of
crowds of
swarms of
backdrops
backcloth
background
This is definitely a bargain.
expensive
costly
exorbitant
steep
rip-off
an arm and a leg
An unexpected benefit to CGI may be that it will improve the quality of movie stories.
Fred Smith
1. Not on bulk manufacturing
2. Change manufacturing facilities
Fred Smith
1. Not on bulk manufacturing
2. Change manufacturing facilities
It was the dawning of a new era for industrialization.
Companies could locate in areas most conducive to attracting the best managers, scientists and workers.
duce, duct = lead
conducive
conduct
conductor
conductive
educate
product
produce
production
productivity
productive
deduce
deduction
reduce
reduction
abduct
abduction
seduce
seduction
induce
induction
liber, liver = free
deliver
deliverance
liberate
liberty
liberation
liberal
deliberate
deliberation
deliberate
precipitous
precipice
precipitate
tempt fate/providence
Some students are tempting fate by taking ibt test without any preparation.
His junior year he wrote a paper analyzing the state of freight service.
preclude
The declaration of independence
1. 1776
2. Britain ruled for too long
3. 1763: problems between Britain and colonies
(money)
4. Colonies want actual representation
5. 1776: independence
Marijuana
1. marijuana
2. Well known usages
pharmacopoeia
Marijuana
1. marijuana
2. Well known usages
ailment
illness
affliction
disorder
infirmity
malady
wane
dwindle
ebb
fade
subside
decline
grad, gress = step
gradually
congress
gradient
graduate
upgrade
degrade
aggression
aggressive
digress
progress
progression
progressive
regress
hallucinogen
19th politics in the US
1. modern presidency: Andrew Jackson
2. Jackson’s second term: Whig party
different from Democrats
3. W: like market
4. D: limited government
immeasurably
immeasurable
sap
weaken
deplete
drain
exhaust
inclination
tendency
disposition
predisposition
proneness
The Whigs were strongest in the towns, cities, and those rural areas that were fully integrated into the market economy, whereas Democrats dominated areas of semisubsistence farming that were more isolated and languishing economically.
This new party argued against the policies of Jackson and his party in a number of important areas, beginning with the economy.
19th politics in the US
1. modern presidency: Andrew Jackson
2. Jackson’s second term: Whig party
different from Democrats
3. W: like market
4. D: limited government
2007年8月10日 星期五
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Simplification Q.
choose the essential meaning
never more than one Q.
Few people, however, regardless of their feelings towards snails, know a great deal about them.
repellent
disgusting
revolting
repulsive
locomotion
lay
lie
laid
lain
lied
lie lied lied / lying
lay down片語
lay o. down
正式公開聲明或宣布
放下武力
He finished his breakfast and laid the newspaper down on his table.
The companies Act lays down a set of minimum requirements.
The robbers have offered to lay down their arms.
herbivore
vegetarian
bore
drill
burrow
gouge out
penetrate
pierce
Their spiral shell is mainly used as protection against predators although inland snails in arid climates it also protects against desiccation.
apt = fit
adapt
adaptation
adaptive
aptitude
apt
adept
ineptitude
inept
vestigial
vestige
investigate
investigate
For many, however, the snail is a garden menace yet the snail’s important role in the food chain suggests that gardeners should think twice before attempting to rid their gardens of them.
The Statue of Liberty
1. introduction
2. Frenchman built it
3. Americans built pedestal
4. Dedicated to Museum of Immigration
volv, volu, volt, vol = roll
revolution
revolt
revolting
evolve
evolution
evolutionary
involve
involvement
convolution
convoluted
volume
voluminous
voluble
bear bore borne
support
shoulder
sustain
uphold
centennial
vert, vers = turn
controversy
controversial
vertebrate
invertebrate
adversary
adverse
avert
aversion
anniversary
convert
divert
diversion
diverse
extrovert
extrovert
pervert
perverse
tornadoes
1. most violent
2. Each is unique and big
3. Thunderstorms
4. When to have tornadoes
The United Kingdom experiences an average of 32 tornadoes each year which is the highest frequency of reported tornadoes per unit area in the world but the deadliest and most violent tornadoes occur in the United States.
They form where warm, moist air and cold, dry meet and create upward currents of air that develop into massive rotating cumulonimbus clouds.
ingenuity
genius
originality
sharpness
shrewdness
a controversy over American landing on the moon
1. Armstrong: land on the moon
2. US & Russia compete
3. Apollo program
4. Fake still photo
5. Fake adjust cameras
6. Other evidence backing American landing on the moon
7. Might be solved
hoax
trick
trap
deception
put-up job
scam
fraud
This meant that America was actually lagging behind Russia who took the lead in the so called “space race.”
embody
exemplify
manifest
represent
stand for
symbolize
incarnate
outdo
outclass
outmaneuver
surpass
beat
transcend
eclipse
falsify
forge
counterfeit
fake
To back up their argument they say that evidence suggests that instead of traveling to the Moon’s surface, astronauts stayed within the Earth’s magnetic field.
gen = 生命
genuine
ingenuity
gene
genetic
gender
genitals
congenital
general
generic
generate
generation
generative
degenerate
degeneracy
degeneration
degenerative
progenitor
beyond doubt
beyond reasonable doubt
beyond a shadow of (a) doubt
without a shadow of (a) doubt
conclusive
decisive
convincing
definite
ultimate
eating disorder
1. Male eating disorders are ignored
2. Male: ignored
3. Why: beauty is more related to female
4. Western more common, increase
5. 15% below average
6. wrongly believe them to be fat
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Inference Q.
strongly implied, but not explicitly stated
logical implications
answer X contradict the main idea
must be inferable from the passage
explicitly stated information leads to the inference
Which of the following can be inferred about X?
The author of the passage implied that X…..
Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 1 about X?
假定
posit
postulate
presume
assume
premise
psychology
psychological
psychotherapy
psychic
physiology
physics
physical
physical therapy
physician
provisional
temporary
conditional
tentative
interim
disenfranchise
disfranchise
The Supreme Court
1. Supreme court
2. members
3. its role
statute
article
amendment
decree
edict
provision
stipulation
in case
In case students don’t memorize vocabulary after class, I’ve prepared plentiful quizzes.
inconsequential
unimportant
minor
paltry
petty
trivial
trifling
execute
executive
executive
legislature
judiciary
organ
agency
branch
division
department
arm
wing
Oval office
wield power
segregate
separate
isolate
Hurricanes
1. its origin
2. its power
3. National Hurricane Center
4. Its danger
intermittent
occasional
sporadic
periodic
fitful
irregular
saturate
equ, equa, equi = equal
equal
equator
equity
equality
equation
equilibrium
equ, equa, equi = equal
equal
equator
equity
equality
equation
equilibrium
adequate
equivalent
equivalence
equivocate
equivocal
wreak wreaked wreaked
wrought
havoc
chaos
mayhem
shambles
blood
1. Blood travel around the body
2. Arteries carry blood to organs
3. Arteries get smaller capillaries
4. Blood vein lung
breathe (exchange carbon dioxide with oxygen)
Genes
1. Certain traits passed from parent to child
2. Genes: from conception to adulthood
3. A gene has an instruction
4. A fault/mutation in a gene disease
5. More common: a family’s susceptibility to certain diseases
6. use the info to protect ourselves
susceptibility
susceptible
capt, cept, cip = catch, seize
conception
concept
conceive
susceptibility
susceptible
capture
be capable of
capacity
captivate
captive
receive
reception
recipient
receipt
perceive
perception
perceptible
deceive
deception
anticipate
anticipation
capital
decapitate
regarding
concerning
about
as regards
with/in regard to
with/in respect to
considering
in the light of
in view of
taking account of
Desert Water Flows
desert water flows
large rivers, outside: exogenous
Large flat areas and hollows are areas where water tends to collect after rainfall, but are a relatively minor part of the overall desert area.
cooperation
collaboration
Groundwater is recharged from, and eventually flows to, the surface naturally; natural discharge often occurs at springs and seeps, streams and can often form oases or wetlands.
aquifer
aqua rium
aqua culture
aqua farm
Aquarius
porous
pore
The porous material media in which ground water occurs are the complex geologic materials near the surface……
media
medium
means
agency
channel
unconsolidated
subside
decrease
diminish
ease
ebb
lessen
wane
Desert Water Flows
desert water flows
large rivers, outside: exogenous
make up
form
compose
comprise
constitute
These swift inflows provide necessary water to the desert areas but occasionally do more harm than good due to flooding problems.