2.Bedazzled à 神鬼願望
Bewitched à 神仙家庭
3.Descartes: “Cogito ergo sum.”(拉丁文)
“I think therefore I am.”(英文)
4.Hamlet: “To be or not to be. That is a question.”
5.Party alteration 政黨輪替
6.I’m interested in
I feel interested
sth. interesting
obstacle à negative enable à put into
obesity encourage
obscure enlarge
obscene empower
assure VS. ensure
basin (n.) [ˋbesn]
definition :
an open usually circular vessel with sloping or curving sides used typically for holding water for washing.
Ex :
This is my exclusive-use basin ,we can't share it.
intellectual (adj.) [ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl]
definition :
1.relation to the ability to think in an intelligent way and to understand things,
especially difficult or complicated ideas and subjects.
2.well educated and interested in art, science, literature, etc.,
Ex :
1.Students were asked which task represented the greatest
intellectual challenage.
2.Though not intellectual, my mother was high intelligent.
conquest (n.) [ˈkɑŋkwest]
definition :
1.the act of taking control of a country, city, etc.,through the use of force.
2.a country, city, etc., that an army has taken control of through the use of force.
3.a person someone has succeeded in having a romantic and especially a sexual relationship with.
Ex :
1.tables of the ancient army's conquests
2.She was one of his many conquests.
3.people who boast about their sexual conquest
tripartite (adj.) [traɪˋpɑrtaɪt]
definition :
divided into or composed of three parts .
Ex :
The effective authorization to the leader, the group and the entire association tripartite is all advantageous.
inadequacy (n.) [ɪnˈædɪkwəsi]
definition :
1.[UNCOUNTABLE]the failure to be of the quantity or quality needed for
2.[UNCOUNTABLE] a lack of confidence that makes someone feel they
are not good enough to deal with a particular situation or with life in general.
3.[COUNTABLE] a fault in someone or something that prevents them from
reaching the standard that is needed or expected.
Ex :
1.Thesde statistics show the total inadequacy of the present oil reserves.
2.He was suffering from a deep sense of inadequacy.
3.Areport highlighting the inadequacies of the tax system.
omnipotent (adj.) [ɑmˈnɪpətənt]
definition :
powerful enough to do everything.
Ex :
The nearly universal religious belief that God is omnipotent and omniscient
feudal (adj.) [ˋfjud!]
definition :
of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a medieval fee.
Ex :
A feudal society was prevailing in ancient Europe.
overload (v.) ['ovɚl,od]
definition :
1. to put too many things or people on or into something.
2. to put too much electricity through an electrical system or piece of equipment.
3.to give someone too much work or information to deal with.
Ex :
1.Be careful not to overload the washing machine.
2.Don't overload the lighting circuit.
3.All the staff are overloaded with work.
surplus (n.) (adj.) [ˋsɝpləs]
definition :
the amount that remains when use or need is satisfied.
Ex :
The China has a large surplus of food.
millennium (n.) [mɪˋlɛnɪəm]
definition :
a period of 1000 years.
Ex :
Millennium is an American television series created by Chris Carter.
successor (n.) [sək-ˈse-sər]
definition :
1.someone who takes a job or position previously held by someone else.
2.formal a machine, system etc that exists after another one in a process of development.
Ex :
1.His successor died after only 15 months in office.
2.the transistor's successor
medieval (adj.) (n.) [mɪd'ivəl]
definition :
1.connected with the Middle Ages.
2. very old or old-fashioned - used in a humorous or disapproving way.
Ex :
1.These spices were first brought to Italy from the East in medieval times.
2.The plumbing in this house is positively medieval!
prophet (n.) [pr'ɑfət]
definition :
a member of some religions (such as Christianity, Judaism, and Islam) who delivers messages that are believed to have come from God.
Ex :
A prophet made a prophecy that the kingdom would fall.
archaeology (n.) [͵ɑrkɪˋɑlədʒɪ]
definition :
the scientific study of material remains (as fossil relics, artifacts, and monuments) of past human life and activities.
Ex :
As a archaeologist, my uncle is devoted to studying archaeology.
obscure (adj.) [əbˋskjʊr]
definition :
not readily understood or clearly expressed.
Ex :
The meaning of this book is obscure.
virtue (n.) [v'ɚtʃu]
definition :
a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good.
Ex :
Patience is a virtue.
ferocity (n.) [fә`rɑsәtI]
definition :
violence or extreme force.
Ex :
The ferocity of the attack shocked a lot of people.
detriment (n.) [`dєtrәmәnt]
definition :
harm caused to something as a result of something else.
Ex :
Starting formal education too early can be of serious detriment to the child.
inferentially (adv.) [ˌɪnfəˈrɛnʃəlɪ]
definition :
of, pertaining to, by, or dependent upon inference.
Ex :
Such deviations are inferentially unreasonable until explained.
reprisal (n.) [rɪˈpraɪz(ə)l]
definition :
something unpleasant that is done yo punish an enemy or opponent because of something bad that they have done to you.
Ex :
The Foreign Office is concerned about reprisals against British civilians.
oligarchic (adj.) [ˏɑlI`gɑrkIk]
a member of a small group of people who run a country or organization.
Ex :
The oligarchic fortunes are in oil and metals.
exasperation (n.) [ɪɡˌzɑspəˈreʃ(ə)n]
definition :
the feeling of being extremely annoyed and impatient because things are not happening in the way that tou want them to happen.
Ex :
" Stop that noise!" he cried out in exasperation.
piety (n.) [ˈpaɪəti]
definition :
when you behave in a way that shows respect for your religion.
Ex :
He was admired for his extreme piety.
dialectic (n.) [ˌdaɪəˈlektɪk]
definition :
a method of examining and discussing ideas in order to find the truth, in which two opposing ideas are compared in order to find a solution that includes them both.
Ex :
He was a master of dialectic, could be even in the next sentence, stupidly dogmatic.
senatorial (n.) [ˌsenəˈtɔriəl]
definition :
relating to the work of a senator.
Ex :
The Republican sweep in the senatorial and congressional contests.
課程大綱:
1.介紹課程
Orientation: blog, genre, period, approaches
2.Greek Mythology
3.介紹文體
Epic poetry 史詩
Narrative poetry 敘事詩
Lyric poetry 抒情詩
課程內容:
Cupid and Psyche Butterfly
Cupid(羅馬) ----> Eros(希臘) golden arrow -----> love
lead arrow -----> hate
? arrow ------> solution
Psyche (psychology)
Venus(羅馬) ---->Aphrodite(希臘) [͵æfrəˋdaɪtɪ] VS. Penelope [pəˋnɛləpɪ]
Helen of Troy (2003)
" Was this the face that launched a thousand ships,
And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?
Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss."
benevolent ----> good orientation ----> begin
benefit original
benedictite oriental
benefactor oriflamme
predict -----> before
preadolescence
preallotment
prevenient
veritas (ver, vir 拉丁字根)----> truth
virtual
virtual
version
dictator ----> to tell or to say something
dictionary
dictation
dictograph
美國文學 (1) 文學與電影 (1) 青少年小說 (1) 英文兒童文學 (1) 共A(下) (2) 文學作品導讀 (1) 共A(上) (2) 西洋文學概論 (2) 英文字彙字源學 (2)
